💰 Haitian proverbs about money

Haitian proverbs about money are unsentimental. Money makes the dog dance. The poor have no friends. God gives but does not divide. They describe scarcity from inside it, not from above.

Malere pa gen zanmi

The poor person has no friends

— Haitian proverb —

poverty, friendship

Lajan fè chen danse

Money makes the dog dance

— Haitian proverb —

money, corruption

Chen ki gen zo nan bouch li pa gen zanmi

A dog with a bone in its mouth has no friends

— Haitian proverb —

greed, suspicion

Pitit se richès malere

Children are the poor person's wealth

— Haitian proverb —

family, poverty

Sa foumi genyen, se sa l bay pitit li

What the ant has is what it gives its young

— Haitian proverb —

family, poverty, generosity

Byen san swè pa pwofite

Wealth without sweat does not profit

— Haitian proverb —

wealth, work

Sa pòv genyen, se li l pote nan mache

What the poor have is what they carry to market

— Haitian proverb —

poverty, honesty

Malere pa dezonè

Poverty is not dishonour

— Haitian proverb —

poverty, dignity

Ou vle tout, ou pèdi tout

You want everything, you lose everything

— Haitian proverb —

greed

Bèl cheve pa lajan

Fine hair is not money

— Haitian proverb —

appearance, wealth

Chemen lajan pa gen pikan

The road to money has no thorns

— Haitian proverb —

money, greed

Grangou se mizè, vant plen se traka

Hunger is misery, a full belly is trouble

— Haitian proverb —

hunger, wealth

De mèg pa fri

Two lean ones do not fry

— Haitian proverb —

poverty, help