551 Yiddish Proverbs / Page 26
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When a poor man eats a chicken, one or the other is sick.502.
When a son gives to his father, they both weep.503.
When a thief kisses you, count your teeth.504.
When both parties are right, it's a bad day for "right."505.
When brains are needed, brawn won't help.506.
When Dame Fortune calls, offer her a chair.507.
When fortune calls, offer her a chair.508.
When God wants to punish an idiot, He teaches them a few words of Hebrew.509.
When luck joins in the game, cleverness scores double.510.
When one must, one can.511.
When someone claims an inheritance, he sometimes has to pay for the funeral.512.
When the light is crooked, the shadow is crooked.513.
When the ox just stumbles, they all sharpen their knives.514.
When the time comes for you to live, there aren't enough years.515.
When you have left a country, you have left everyone.516.
When you look to the heights, hold on to your hat.517.
When you sweep the house, you find everything.518.
When your enemy falls, don't rejoice -- but don't pick him up either.519.
Who dances at the wedding, weeps at the funeral.520.
Who is not good for himself is no good for others.