Provençal expression

li sòu venon pas en picant dóu pèd

Money

Literal translation

money does not come by stamping one's foot

Meaning

money doesn't fall from the sky

Explanation

Literally, coins do not come by stamping one's foot: money does not fall from the sky. It is only obtained at the price of real effort.

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es paure coume Jobhe's as poor as Job 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