76 MALAY PU0YEK13S. 



238 jC" J^j JiJ ^aJ 



Lcjpas bantal her-ganti tilcar. 

 " To put down the pillow and take a mat." 

 To replace a wife by marrying her sister, or to replace a husband by marry- 

 ing his brother. 



Lempar batu sembunyi-kan tang an. 

 " To throw a stone while keeping the hand out of sight." 

 Kl. 53. 



Said of those who cause a thing to be clone, but take measures to prevent its 

 being known that they are the authors. 



240 dUr* J^jjXi oU 

 Mat a tidor bantal men-jaga. 



" The eyes close in sleep, but the pillow remains awake." Kl. 141. 



241 gssb isb AJ j+)j&> ^L ^1% cusb AJ a».o ^j'U 



Mati ' gajah tiada dapat belalei, mati harimau tiada da/pat belang-nia. 

 " An elephant dies, hut no one finds his trunk; a tiger dies, but 

 ■' no one finds his stripes." Kl. 30. 

 Crime often goes undiscovered. 



242 V^"* ^ r*^ cJ^"*' &~^ UT^^aLJU 

 Mati-lali human hena pelantik sa-Jcali-an 'alam limpah darah-nia. 



" An insect is impaled and the whole world is smothered with 

 " blood." Kl. 142. 



" Great cry and little wool." Pelantili(xn.¥ er&k lelantik) is a spear-trap set 

 for elephants, rhinoceros and other big game. 



243 +L£b Aj*s ~i)\±j> r^jb ^ijA ijy~* f \J\+ 

 Mati-mati mandi biar basalt, mati-mati ber-dawat biar-lah liitam. 



" Let that which is washed be thoroughly wet, and that which 

 " is blackened be altogether black." Kl. 10. 



" It is as well to be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb." See. M. 1G7. 



