Sa nou bay pòv, se Bondye nou prete l
What we give the poor, we lend to God
— Haitian proverb —
Charity as a loan that will be repaid from elsewhere.
The proverb belongs to the Haitian people. The translation and the note are our own.
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Bèf san ke, Bondye pouse mouch pou li
For the cow with no tail, God drives the flies away
— Haitian proverb —
Bondye konn bay, li pa konn separe
God knows how to give, He does not know how to divide
— Haitian proverb —