Ten random things: July 25

Ten Yiddish proverbs:

1. Father in Heaven, don't raise me up, don't cast me down.
2. An ounce of luck is worth more than a pound of gold.
3. If not for the light, there would be no shadow.
4. So it goes in this world: one has the purse, the other has the money.
5. Talking isn't barking.
6. If a horse knew how small a man is compared to it, it would trample him.
7. Bad fortune follows the poor man.
8. From tale-bearing and secrets run as from ghosts.
9. The heaviest burden is an empty pocket.
10. A gentle word can break a bone.