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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 5
Los ke kaminan en el kamino derecho kaminan en el kamino estrecho Those who walk the straight path walk the narrow path.
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Refrán № 415 Ladino
Lo ke te aze tu mano no te lo aze ni tu ermano

What your own hand does for you, not even your brother will do for you.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 416 Ladino
Kuando da el padre al ijo riye el padre riye el ijo, Kuando da el ijo al padre yora el padre i yora el ijo

When the father gives to the son, the father laughs and the son laughs; when the son gives to the father, the father cries and the son cries.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 417 Ladino
Esfuegra ni de barrio buena

No mother-in-law is good, not even one from a good neighborhood.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 418 Ladino
Mil kandelas no azen un sol

A thousand candles do not make a sun.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 419 Ladino
Enemigo meoyudo vale mas ke amigo bovo

A clever enemy is worth more than a foolish friend.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 420 Ladino
Padre guadrador el ijo es gastador

A saving father, a spendthrift son.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 421 Ladino
Tiempo pedrido nunka se topa

Lost time is never found.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 422 Ladino
Mirate, ke te mire El Dio

Look at yourself, so that God may look at you.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 423 Ladino
Soz riko soz mi tiyo

If you are rich, you are my uncle.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 424 Ladino
Kon fuersa de braso no se alkansa a nada

Nothing is achieved by brute strength.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 425 Ladino
Kon dizir fuego no se kema la boka

Saying "fire" does not burn the mouth.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 426 Ladino
La justisia es la alma del mundo

Justice is the soul of the world.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 427 Ladino
Le prometieron a Rachel le dieron a Lea

They promised him Rachel, they gave him Leah.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 428 Ladino
Kaza mueva vida mueva

New house, new life.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 429 Ladino
Poko saver, poko mal tener

The less you know, the less trouble you have.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 430 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?"

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 431 Ladino
Si azes bueno, tu enemigo se aze tu amigo

If you do good, your enemy becomes your friend.

10 Nov 2026
Refrán № 432 Ladino
No permetes a tu aluenga de korrer antes de tu pensamiento

Do not let your tongue run ahead of your thoughts.

10 Nov 2026
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