🙏 Haitian proverbs about faith

Bondye bon is said constantly — as thanks, as greeting, and as the last word when nothing else can be said. God's pencil has no eraser. For the cow with no tail, God drives the flies away. Faith here is practical, not decorative.

Kreyon Bondye pa gen gòm

God's pencil has no eraser

— Haitian proverb —

fate, faith

Bèf san ke, Bondye pouse mouch pou li

For the cow with no tail, God drives the flies away

— Haitian proverb —

faith, protection, vulnerability

Kouri pou lapli, tonbe nan larivyè

Run from the rain, fall in the river

— Haitian proverb —

folly, fate

Lespwa fè viv

Hope makes one live

— Haitian proverb —

hope, survival

Bondye bon

God is good

— Haitian proverb —

faith

Bondye konn bay, li pa konn separe

God knows how to give, He does not know how to divide

— Haitian proverb —

inequality, faith

Larivyè anpeche ou janbe, men li pa anpeche ou tounen

The river stops you crossing, but it does not stop you turning back

— Haitian proverb —

obstacle, hope

Sa nou bay pòv, se Bondye nou prete l

What we give the poor, we lend to God

— Haitian proverb —

charity, faith

Ane pa touye ou, se pa jou k ap touye ou

The year did not kill you, it is not a day that will

— Haitian proverb —

endurance, hope

Bondye pa bòpè

God is not a stepfather

— Haitian proverb —

faith, equality

Byen mal pa lanmò

Being badly off is not death

— Haitian proverb —

hope, hardship

Chak kochon gen samdi pa l

Every pig has its Saturday

— Haitian proverb —

reckoning, fate

Doktè pran swen ou, men li pa Bondye

The doctor cares for you, but he is not God

— Haitian proverb —

limits, faith