504 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [{August, 1911. — 
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Let that profession die that does not show itself on its 
owner. : 
They invited a donkey to a wedding, so he said to him- 
self :—‘‘ What do they want, fuel or water 2”’ 
If women were told that a wedding was taking place in 
Heaven, they would rise up and put ladders against 
the skies. : 
The writer has no mercy on the reader. 
Some people write what God alone can explain. 
man’s paradise is his home. 
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile. 
He who plays with the cat must expect a scratching. 
Live for forty days with a tribe, and you will be in it 
and of it. 
10. A son was born to a blind couple, and they blinded his 
eyes by touching them. 
11. If you see a blind man push him; why should you be — 
more merciful to him than his Creator ? 
12. Do no good and you will meet no evil. 
13. Turn the jar over on its mouth, the girl grows like her 
mother. 
14. A sparrow in the hand is worth ten in the tree. | 
15. A loaf for a loaf; don’t let your neighbour go to bed 
hungry. 
16. He who lightens his head tires his feet. 
17, Can’t dance and says the ground is crooked. 
18. Rise, O Man, and I will rise too. 
19. The drum beats, and away goes the foolish girl on the 
wings of impatience. 
20. The cat and the mouse agreed to ruin the house. ; 
21. Ifthe mice agreed they would soon ruin the Greengrocer 8 
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2 edification, Oh! My neighbour ! 
25. There wasa great funeral, and the corpse was that of a 
og. 
26. He is behind and he only walks where there are stones. 
27. Every rising has a falling. 
28. Wish good to your neighbour and you will find it in your 
own house. : 
oS Wibs [ am on this mat it is not too long and not too 
short. 
30. According to the length of your carpet stretch your feet. 
31. The horse you have just got off let the people ride. 
' A very curious proverb.—C, M. 
