MALAY PEOYERBS. G9 



" A day's rain effaces a year's drought." Kl. 6. 

 A good character lost by some little fault. 



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 Prtffa tatkala rebong tiada di-patah, Icatika sudah men-jadi awar 



apa guna-nia. 

 " The bamboo shoot must be broken off when it is young, 

 " when it has grown tall what is the use of it (for food) ? " 

 Kl. 153. 



The shoot of the large bamboo (Bambusa artnidinacea) is highly esteemed 

 by the Malays as a culinary vegetable, and in this stage of its growth, before it 

 becomes too tough and fibrous, is called rebong. The plant when grown up is 

 called an-ar. 



Education must be begun when children are young. If put off till they are 

 strong- enough to resist, it will be too late. 



This proverb will be found in Favre's Dictionary under lira, which is 

 translated pousse, qui s'est etenclu. This is a mistake; the word is awar, which 

 is identical with-hawar. 



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JPrahu jpapan ber-muat intern, 

 " A wooden boat laden with diamonds." Kl. 127. 

 A man of common exterior endowed with good qualities. A poor man 

 married to a princess. Unsuitable. 



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Punggor tumbang belatolc menwmpang mati. 

 " The dead tree falls and the woodpecker perishes with it." 

 Kl. 150. 



The ruin of a great man often involves that of his dependants. 

 Cf. Sirih naili juwjongpatah. M. 107. 



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Pecliali Izapi put us suwaji, 

 " The pulley smashes and down comes the tackle." Kl. 179, 

 One failure brings about another. See the preceding. 



