Kreyon bondye pa gen gòm (God’s pencil doesn’t have an eraser)

Kreyon bondye pa gen gòm.
God’s pencil doesn’t have an eraser.

This is a traditional way to say, “God doesn’t make mistakes.” He’s in charge and things happen according to his plan – i.e. God is writing this story and doesn’t need your second guessing his plot twists.

You might say this when reflecting on something unexpected or tragic that has happened.

We love Creole proverbs (sometimes called folk wisdom). You can find many more the book called “Hidden Meanings: Truth and Secret in Haiti’s Creole Proverbs” by Wally Turnbull.

HT to the Haiti Hub newsletter for reminding us about the proverbs!

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Miss Estherline is the voice of Haitian Croele Net. She was born in Port-au-Prince and has lived in Haiti her whole life. She is fluent in Haitian Creole, French, and English. Even with a difficult childhood, she maintained a desire to help others - especially children. She is the mother of one daughter and they dream of someday visiting America. Creole is her native language, but she is also fluent in French. You can also listen to her talking about her life. You can hear her beautiful voice on our original Creole Pronunciations.

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