MALAY PROVERBS. 81 



265 ply ^vXlXxi* jjU Ad.U «L ^IXxlc JiL y*lj*> 



Harimau mati meninqgal-Tcan belong gajali mati meninggal-han 



tulang. 

 " When a tiger dies lie leaves behind him his striped skin, when 

 '•'an elephant dies he leaves his bones." Kl. 143. Hk. Ab. 109. 

 Manusia mati meninggal-ftan nama. 



A man is judged after his death according to the good or bad name which he 

 leaves behind him. 



266 uy*> as? jj'L) as? J^-~*> o/u» iliXA 

 Handak-lah saperti tembikar pecJiali satu pecTiah samua-nia. 



" To emulate the fate of porcelain, if one piece is smashed all 

 " goes." 



Said of fidelity between friends. To share good and evil fortune together. 

 SeeM. 67, 197 and 263. 



267 jjU Ijlo ij^yi jojSbj>\j± i9b ^j»a\ fcjb 

 Hutang amas dap at di-bayar hutang budi di-bawa mati. 



(Sometimes hasih instead of budi.) 



" Debts of money may be paid, but a debt of gratitude must 

 " be carried to the grave." Kl. 144. Hk. Ab. 167. 



268 lJ.*%( jJb^ ^yt 



Hujaii ber-balik Jca-langit. 

 " Bain returning to the sky." KL 13. Hk. Ab. 137. 

 To reverse the order of things. "To teach one's grandmother to suck eggs." 

 " G-ros Jean qui veut enmontrer a son cure. '" 

 " To put the cart before the horse." 

 "To carry coals to Newcastle." 



269 Vf.jyij* ^jJl pjST 6 ^' CXJfc 



Hidong ta 'muncliong pi-pi ter-sorong-sorong. 

 " The nose is not prominent, but the cheeks push themselves 

 li forward." Kl. 182. 

 Said of a busybody. 



The person really concerned is passive, but some one who has nothing to d» 

 with it " shoves his oar in," e. g„ an outsider who takes up a quarrel when the 

 relations of the disputants are content to let it drop. Klinkert and Favre 

 have failed to get the right meaning of this phrase. 



