70 MALAY PEOTERBS. 



206 ,JjJl9 jKljU ±\J 8;* jjb" yam jK9j\ J&jJ£ 



Pelandok-lah lupa-kanjerat tatapi jerat tiada me-hipa-Jcan 



pelandok. 

 " The-mouse deer forgets the net, but the net does not forget 

 " the mouse-deer." Kl. 126. Hk. Ab. 498. 



The net of the law is always spread and the criminal is sure to be taken off 

 his guard sooner or later. See Journal, Straits Branch K. A. S., No. 9, p. 51. 



207 djs.^**^ ^ o-J *sj Jzs £1a ^9 



Pantan halang dengan hay am lamb at lawan di-samhar juga. 

 u Like the hawk and the fowl, however long the struggle it 

 " ends in capture." 



Pantan=saperti, lahsana. 



An unequal combat ; the more powerful is sure to carry out his object. 



JPenyu itu ber-tel or-telor ber-ribu-ribu sa'orang-pun tiada taliu, ayam 

 ber-telor sa'biji pechah sdbuali negri. 

 " The turtle lays thousands of eggs and no one knows any 

 " thing about it, a hen lays an egg and the whole country rings 

 " with the noise." Kl. 23. 

 •' Great cry and little wool." 



209 t£j# (J-jjj p^^ pj* 

 Potong hidong rosak muka. 



ei If the nose is cut off the face is disfigured." Kl. 52. 

 A whole family is affected by the disgrace of a single member of it. 



210 Jb"jfis:\-J*Ly 



Putus-lah timba tinggal tali. 

 " The bucket has fallen off, and the cord is left in the hand." 

 Said when an enterprise has failed and its promoters are left with the ma- 

 terials they provided for it, which are now useless. See M. 213. 



Pukul anak sindir menantu. 

 " To strike the daughter in order to vex the son-in-law." 

 To aim an indirect injury. 



To say something to a person intending that it shall apply to some one else 

 within hearing-. 



