Provençal expression

es paure coume Job

Money

Literal translation

he is as poor as Job

Meaning

he's as poor as Job

Explanation

He is as poor as Job, a comparison marking extreme poverty, a biblical reference.

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sènso argènt te couneissieran pas, emé d'argènt te couneissiras paswithout money nobody knows you, with money you no longer know yourself tiro lou diable pèr la cohe's struggling to make ends meet es dins la debinohe's down on his luck, broke danso davans l'armàrihis cupboard is bare paga 'me de mounedo d'Arlequinto pay with worthless coin Trouvarié pas d'aigo à la marsaid of someone who can't find what's plainly in front of them