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Ladino proverbs

The proverbs of Ladino Forever: sayings from the Sephardic kitchen table, the wisdom of our grandmothers in Judeo-Spanish, each with its meaning in English and up to six more languages.

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Refrán del día · November 8
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven Good and evil show on the face.
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52 proverbs · Money

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Refrán № 19 Ladino
La kandela del prove se derite kontando la moneda del riko

The poor man's candle melts while counting the rich man's money.

36 Nov 2026
Refrán № 20 Ladino
Ken tiene marido de servir no puede muncho durmir

Whoever has a husband to serve cannot sleep much.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 21 Ladino
Aze palos para ke te aharven

You make sticks so that they beat you.

54 Nov 2026
Refrán № 22 Ladino
El tiempo vale mas ke la moneda

Time is worth more than money.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 23 Ladino
Echa un gueso al perro ke no ladre

Throw a bone to the dog so that it does not bark.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 24 Ladino
La muerte no save ni riko ni prove

Death knows neither rich nor poor.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 25 Ladino
Laz aldikeras del riko si se vazyan, no pueden inchir laz aldikeras del prove

If the rich man's pockets are emptied, they cannot fill the poor man's pockets.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 26 Ladino
El Dio ke moz de vidas por ver maz maraviyas

May God give us life to see more wonders.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 27 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

52 Nov 2026
Refrán № 28 Ladino
Todos los ombres adoran a un solo Dio, ma el ambisiozo de moneda, a dos

All men worship one God, but the one greedy for money worships two.

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 29 Ladino
La limpyeza es medya rikeza

Cleanliness is half of wealth.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 30 Ladino
Mas vale ser ijo de un prove, ke esklavo de un riko

Better to be the son of a poor man than the slave of a rich man.

60 Nov 2026
Refrán № 31 Ladino
Al riko, kon salud i kon vida. Al prove de ande te vino

To the rich man, "with health and life"; to the poor man, "where did it come to you from?"

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 32 Ladino
El eskaso bive prove para murir riko

The miser lives poor to die rich.

55 Nov 2026
Refrán № 33 Ladino
En dia de luvya pensa en el prove, el tambien tiene friyo

On a rainy day, think of the poor man; he is cold too.

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 34 Ladino
No moz decho lados de riyir

He left us no room to laugh.

70 Nov 2026
Refrán № 35 Ladino
Aldikera sin paras es komo arvole sin fruta

A pocket without money is like a tree without fruit.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 36 Ladino
Todos los rios van al mar

All rivers go to the sea.

56 Nov 2026
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