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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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Refrán № 235 Ladino
Azno kayado por savyo kontado

A silent donkey is counted as wise.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 236 Ladino
No se si El Mashiah esta en el kamino,ma el azno suyo ya esta de kuando aki

I don't know if the Messiah is on the way, but his donkey has been here for a while.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 237 Ladino
La noche serra la puerta,demanyana la boka

Night closes the door, morning opens the mouth (at night people are quiet; in the morning, talk resumes).

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 238 Ladino
Ken no tiene meoyo tiene pachas

He who has no brains has trotters.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 239 Ladino
Ijo mio Manuel, tu padre te keriya haham yo merkader, agora estas en legen

My son Manuel, your father wanted you a hakham and I a merchant; now you are in the legion.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 240 Ladino
Ken madruga desayuna

He who rises early has breakfast.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 241 Ladino
Oygan tus oyidos lo ke dize tu boka

May your ears hear what your mouth says.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 242 Ladino
Madrasta el nombre ya abasta

For a stepmother, the name alone is enough.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 243 Ladino
Sin penar no ay ganar

Without toil there is no gain.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 244 Ladino
Fin a ke le viene la gana del riko le sale la alma del prove

By the time the rich man's wish comes, the poor man's soul has left him.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 245 Ladino
El ke se aharva kon sus manos no yora

He who hits himself with his own hands does not cry.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 246 Ladino
El ke dize la verdad piedre la amistad

He who tells the truth loses friendship.

80 Nov 2026
Refrán № 247 Ladino
El selo no kome el korason, kome los guesos

Jealousy does not eat the heart; it eats the bones.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 248 Ladino
La estreya ke le briya

May his star shine (a blessing / wish for good luck).

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 249 Ladino
La kaza es un pozo ke no decha repozo

The house is a well that gives no rest.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 250 Ladino
Ken aze paz entre marido i mujer merese Ganeden

Whoever makes peace between husband and wife deserves Paradise.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 251 Ladino
No ay en el mundo amiga komo la madre

There is no friend in the world like a mother.

79 Nov 2026
Refrán № 252 Ladino
Ken mokos manda,bavas resive

Whoever sends snot receives drool (you get back what you give).

79 Nov 2026
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