MALAY PROVERBS. 59 



141 c.\j}* jii jj Is,} u_sA*» l£g o>s»*» 



Saperti bunga sedajp di-pakei Jayu di-buang. 

 '• Like a flower which is worn while it is pretty and thrown 

 " away when faded." 



Said of a woman made nmcliof wliile beautiful and neglected when her 

 youth, is gone. See supra No. 64. Cf . M. 22 and 232. 



Saperti tebu ayer-nia di-maJcan liampas-nia di-buang. 

 " Like sugar-cane of which one sucks the juice and throws 

 "away the pith." Kl. 122. 



To take out of a thing all that is good in it and then leave it. See supra 

 No. 16. See the preceding. 



143 \jjS as? J) Lj as? CjAi**u U^ .jli" cj>jSu> 



Saperti telor dua sa-bandong pechali sat-u pecliah ka-dua. 

 " Like two eggs attached to each other, if you break one you 

 " break both." Kl. 166. 



Said of two persons closely related one of whom cannot be injured without 

 injury to the other. The allusion is to the eggs of the lizard. Dua sa-bandong, 

 two attached to each other. Rumafc dua sa-bandong, two houses attached to 

 each other. 



141 (i-^-j fi-^J** jfr < -^' wJ 



Saperti telor di Jiujong tandok, 



•'' Like an egg on the end of a horn." Kl. 120. Hk. Ab. 382. 

 Said of a risky undertaking or business. Ready to fall at any moment. 



145 A.S* J2*J^A ?> jA«J CJjSUu 



Saperti tempung menuju jili. 

 " As the quoit makes for the peg." Kl. 158. 

 Said of any one who goes for his object with swiftness and determination 

 This game and the technical expression used are unknown to me. 



146 U*"J- ^ u^y^ 0>a-5 

 Saperti tikus jatoh Tia-beras. 



" Like a rat which falls-into rice." Kl. 62. 

 Good fortune. To fall on one's feet. See M. 2S0. 



