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Doktè pran swen ou, men li pa Bondye

The doctor cares for you, but he is not God

— Haitian proverb —

Expertise has a ceiling.

Doktè pran swen ou, men li pa Bondye — The doctor cares for you, but he is not God — Share this proverb

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Kreyon Bondye pa gen gòm

God's pencil has no eraser

— Haitian proverb —

Bèf san ke, Bondye pouse mouch pou li

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

— Haitian proverb —

faith, protection, vulnerability

God is good

— Haitian proverb —

Bondye konn bay, li pa konn separe

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

— Haitian proverb —

inequality, faith

Sa nou bay pòv, se Bondye nou prete l

What we give the poor, we lend to God

— Haitian proverb —

Bondye pa bòpè

God is not a stepfather

— Haitian proverb —

faith, equality