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Ladino proverbs

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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 № 163 Ladino
El selo pudre los guesos

Jealousy rots the bones.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 164 Ladino
El shastre haragan piedre la alguja i el dedal

The lazy tailor loses the needle and the thimble.

27 Nov 2026
Refrán № 165 Ladino
El tiempo kura todo

Time heals everything.

1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 166 Ladino
El tiempo vale mas ke la moneda

Time is worth more than money.

1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 167 Ladino
El viejo kere honor, el mansevo kere amor

The old man wants honor, the young man wants love.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 168 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.

3 Nov 2026
Refrán № 169 Ladino
En espalda de otro, la karga es livyana

On another's back, the load is light.

0 Nov 2026
Refrán № 170 Ladino
En frente de mi vino no vendas vinagre

In front of my wine, don't sell vinegar.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 171 Ladino
En kada kaza i en kada kashon ay un dolor de korason

In every house and in every drawer there is a heartache.

43 Nov 2026
Refrán № 172 Ladino
En kada kaza i en kada kashon, ay una dolor de korason

In every house and in every drawer, there is a heartache.

1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 173 Ladino
En kazal sin perros la djente kaminan sin palos

In a village without dogs, people walk without sticks.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 174 Ladino
En korason amargozo no entra ni riza ni gozo

Into a bitter heart enters neither laughter nor joy.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 175 Ladino
En la kayida de tu enemigo no te alegres, ke te viene a la kavesa

D'ont be happy with the fall of your enemy,the same could happen to you.

28 Nov 2026
Refrán № 176 Ladino
En la vida kale desfrutar de kada momento, no solo sobrevivir

In life you must enjoy every moment, not just survive.

31 Nov 2026
Refrán № 177 Ladino
En vezes la kura es mas mala ke la hazinura

Sometimes the cure is worse than the illness.

7 Nov 2026
Refrán № 178 Ladino
Enemigo de mi enemigo es mi amigo

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

1 Nov 2026
Refrán № 179 Ladino
Enemigo meoyudo vale mas ke amigo bovo

A clever enemy is worth more than a foolish friend.

5 Nov 2026
Refrán № 180 Ladino
Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre

A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.

1 Nov 2026
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