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Ladino proverbs

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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 № 145 Ladino
El korason no tiene arrugas

The heart has no wrinkles.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 146 Ladino
El Leon se konose de la unya

The lion is known by its claw.

75 Nov 2026
Refrán № 147 Ladino
El lovo i la oveja viyenen en konseja

The wolf and the sheep come together in council.

76 Nov 2026
Refrán № 148 Ladino
El lugar del ombre es la plasa i de la mujer es la kaza

A man's place is the square (marketplace) and a woman's place is the home.

87 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 149 Ladino
El mal i el bien en la kara se ven

Good and evil show on the face.

57 Nov 2026
Refrán № 150 Ladino
El melon i la mujer son muy kolay a eskojer, ama el karpuz i el ombre no son

Melon and woman are very easy to choose, but watermelon and man are not.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 151 Ladino
El mokozo se burla del tinyozo

The snotty one mocks the scabby one (the pot calling the kettle black).

71 Nov 2026
Refrán № 152 Ladino
El mundo es redondo i ken no save nadar se va al ondo

The world is round, and whoever cannot swim sinks to the bottom.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 153 Ladino
El novyo es muy ermozo, komo el gato enganyozo

The groom is very handsome, like the deceitful cat.

66 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 154 Ladino
El ojo kome mas ke el estomago

The eye eats more than the stomach.

58 Nov 2026
Refrán № 155 Ladino
El ojo kome mas ke la boka

The eye eats more than the mouth.

61 Nov 2026
Refrán № 156 Ladino
El ojo ve, la alma desea

The eye sees, the soul desires.

56 Nov 2026
Refrán № 157 Ladino
El ombre es mas fuerte ke la piedra i mas delikado ke la roza

Man is stronger than stone and more delicate than a rose.

62 Nov 2026
Refrán № 158 Ladino
El ombre sembra, el ijo fragua i el inyeto se lo goza

The man sows, the son builds, and the grandson enjoys it.

66 Nov 2026
Refrán № 159 Ladino
El padre kon el ijo komo piedra en aniyo

Father and son are like a stone in a ring.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 160 Ladino
El padre peka, al ijo se le apega

The father sins, and it sticks to the son.

116 1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 161 Ladino
El pan de la vizina es una milizina

The neighbor's bread is a medicine.

59 Nov 2026
Refrán № 162 Ladino
El pan tugerto la lumbre lo enderecha

The fire straightens crooked bread.

60 Nov 2026
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