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The Jews of Tripoli are famous for having word of wisdom to every occasion. These are just a few. More to come. I will with the help of my mother's, and her mother before her, wisdom and the saying I was raised upon, to share with you and refresh the memory of those who forgot. Try to put some laugh on your lips at the funny ones, and make you think how wise those sayings are. |
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| Ma chrabish fi choshek ka el k'bir - w'el zrir yechaalem | Educate your eldest son - the younger would learn from him. | Children learns from their brothers & sisters. | |||||||||
| Arek garek o ma cherkedsh akab narek | Better to argue with your neighbor than to sleep in the middle of the day. | Don't be laysie - don't sleep at daytime. | |||||||||
| Fi chiatcho, itashek el blacha - fi mocho, alku lo argoun | While he lived, he wanted a date, when he died, they gave him a bunch. | Things you ask for and do't get when you ask for - are meaningless if you get them when you don't need them. | |||||||||
| Ma chwajebsh el kelb li ka chwachi lo meswako. | Don't call the dog - untill you prepare the leash. | Be prepaired. | |||||||||
| Ma ychas el mashnouk - ka maklech el Chalwa | The suflicated man - only wants some sweets | Somewone who needs basic things - while people loads him with luxery. | |||||||||
| El Bir elli cheshrab mennu, Ma chermish fiha chagra. | Don't throw stones to the well you drink from. | Don't distroy thing you have use of. | |||||||||
| El chet el wati - kul wachad yerkeb ali. | Everyone can clime on the lowest wall. | People use to step on other people who are less fortunate. | |||||||||
| Atini zrirek - nelaab bih. | Give me your son - so I can play with him. | People who uses other people'e valuebles - careless. | |||||||||
| Tnin ikulu lek "Sekran" - kom erked | When two people call you "drunk" - go to sleep. | Listen to what the majority's sais- they might have a right advise. | |||||||||
| Kelmech el mahabul - ma ykula miatch akel. | The word of the crazy one - cant be said by smart people. | Sometimes the right word comes from unexpected person. | |||||||||
| Chuf men Alla - wa chuf men elli ma ychafsh men Alla. | Be afraid of Gud (be faithfull) and be afraid from those who do not have faith. | People with no faith - lacks morals - therefore be afraid of them as well. | |||||||||
| Aamel chir - wa ensa. | Make a good deed and forget about it. | If you give charity - don't expect something in return. | |||||||||
| Kulli men wain had el glalla - kallo men had el sezra | Tell me: where did that fruit came from? From that tree. | Children's education come from their parents. | |||||||||
| Kif chkul Chalu Ludan: Illa chaderni ala rochi. | Old lady in Lybia used to say: Sorry about myself. | When no one else cares - Thank god that I still care about myself. | |||||||||