Malere pa gen zanmi
The poor person has no friends
— Haitian proverb —
Company thins out with money. Bitter and widely said.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Se lè ou nan bezwen ou konn ki moun ki zanmi ou
It is when you are in need that you know who your friends are
— Haitian proverb —
Sa pòv genyen, se li l pote nan mache
What the poor have is what they carry to market
— Haitian proverb —