The Provençal proverbs on the theme « Women » gather 11 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).
Touto femo que landòSoun oustau brando.Any woman who lingers too long away from home leaves her house on unsteady ground. Lou cat o la femo
Au mai manjo au mai renoThe cat and the woman, the more they eat the more they grumble. Femo daurado
Es lèu counsoulado.A woman laden with gold is quickly consoled. Lei femo noun soun gens.Women are not people. Eco e femo
Lou secrèt li peno.Echo and woman keep a secret with difficulty. De marrido femo gardo-ti bèn,
E de bouono ti fisc en ren.From a bad wife guard yourself well, and from a good one trust not at all. Tèms platela e femo fardado
Soun pas de durado.Sluggish weather and a painted woman are never lasting. Es ni tu, ni vous, la mita de nàni.She is neither here nor there — barely half of nothing. Toutei lei màri que soun counten de soun sort dansarien su lou cuou d'un goubeletAll the husbands who are content with their lot could dance on the bottom of a glass. Es de grano de brès.She is of cradle seed. Lou vèn, la femo e la fourtuno
Soun mouvedis coume la luno.The wind, the woman and fortune are as changeable as the moon.