54 MALAY PHOYEIU)*. 



Cf. Parang tatahu dl-tumjjol-n'ia. "The parang does not know that it is 

 blunt :" it thinks that it is sharp. 



118 r p*j\ (J*W* J* iJs&Ju* £j\ p.Ji» 



Sarang unam di-masok-i keiam men-jadi umang-umang. 

 " When a crab (Jcetam) gets into a periwinkle-shell it becomes 

 " an wmang-umang." Kl. 124. 



Vmang-vmang is the name of the soldier-crab when it is in a shell ; outside 

 the shell it is hctam. 



The meaning- is : The same thing's have different names under different 

 circumstances. 



Favre in his Dictionary (following Klinkert) has misunderstood the 

 meaning of umang-nmang, which he translates " action de secouer, de remver, de 

 ironulrr." 



119 i*U.> j'U lj>j>-\ -X?./ iJi'S ^^ji ^-*r*> 



Sabab ber-kalahi dengan perigi ahhir-nia vnati dahaga. 

 '" If you quarrel with the well, in the end you will die of 

 "thirst." Kl. 27. 



Don't quarrel with those upon whom your fortune depends. 



120 t*ji*j» ^l^o i\j> l>^-w 

 Sabab buali ka-henalan pohon-nia. 



" The tree is known by its fruit." Kl. 48. 



Translated probably from the New Testament, and therefore not a genuine 

 Malay saying. 



121 Ub Jt&r* ^ ^ 

 Sabab baliasa menunjuk-han bangsa. 



'• Manners betray rank." Kl. 43. 

 The fullphraseis: Usvlmewu/nQoli-ltaM ami. baliasa mewuwjoh-lum bangsa. 



There is a play upon the words baliasa and bangsa. " Manners makyth man." 



122 *-r^J ^UJ <jJu*j*X> jLj c-**^ 

 Sabab tiada taliumenari dl-kafa-lcan lembab. 



'■' He who does not know how to dance declares that the ground 

 '• is wet." Kl. G7. 



A bad workman finds fault with his tools. Another version is: Di-ltata- 

 l:an lantei ter-jongket. " Declares that the flooring is uneven.** 



