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Provençal proverb

Quand plòu su lou cura, degouto su lou vicàri.

Religion

Maritime Provençal

Quand plòu su lou cura, degouto su lou vicàri.

Meaning

When it rains on the priest, it drips on the curate.

Theme

Religion

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

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