The Provençal proverbs on the theme « The Unfortunate » gather 6 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).
Au peirau dei doulour cadun a soun escudelloAt the cauldron of sorrows, each has his bowl. Paureta meno lagno.Poverty breeds ill humour. Es un tirasso malur.He is a dragging misfortune. Diéu a pas fa toutei lei paureGod has not made all the poor. L'esperanço es lou pan dei malurous.Hope is the bread of the wretched. L'ome mandat es un aucèu en gabiolo.A married man is a bird in a cage.