Jamai cassaire
A nourri soun paire.

Meaning

No hunter ever fed his father.

Note : Hunting — a poor livelihood.

Theme

Hunting and Fishing

Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.

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