MALAY PROVERBS. 77 



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Makin baniak orang makin baniak niat. 

 " As is the number of men, so will be the number of purposes." 

 Kl. 135. " Many men of many minds." 



There are several proverbs of similar meaning : — 



Lain didang lain MM ; 



Lain orang lain liati. 



" Different trays have different f eef. 



" Different men have different hearts." 



Baniali vdang baniali garam-nia; 



Baniah orang baniah ragam-nia. 



" Many shrimps, much salt ; 



Many men, many whims." 



Iyyaka na'budu wa iyydM nasta l in 



Kapala sama buluh hati ber -Iain-lain. 



Here the first line is an Arabic text from the first chapter of the Koran, and 

 is dragged in for the sake of the rhyme. Its meaning (unknown to the majori- 

 ty of Malays ) is " Thee we worship, to thee we turn for help." 



The second line, which contains the proverb, means, " Heads alike have hair, 

 but hearts differ one from another." 



Malu halau anak harimau men-jadi anak kucMng 

 " It is a shameful thing if a tiger-cub becomes a kitten." 

 See supra No. 21. 



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Masok ka-daJam kandang kambing meng-embik masok ka-dalam 

 kandang kerbau meng-uivak. 

 " To bleat with the sheep and low with the kine (buffaloes)." 

 Cf . " To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds." 



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Me-raba ka-sana ka-mari saperti orang buta ka-hihing-an tongkat- 



nict. 

 " Groping here and there like a blind man who has lost his 

 " stick." Hk. Ab. 149. 



