MALAY PROVERBS, 91 



be out of the straight ; bent ; crooked. 



This term, though a common colloquial expression, is not, I 

 believe, to be found in any Malay Dictionary now published. 



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Ikanter-kirap jala tiba. 

 As the fish shake themselves clear, the casting net arrives. 

 Too late. 



Batu kechil ber-guling naik> batu besar ber-guling turun, 



Little stones roll up, and big stones roll down. 



The end of all things, when the common people shall be 

 greater than the nobles. 



Z?#^ hitam ta y ber-sanding. 

 A black stone without projections. 

 Difficult to injure. 



Bangau ! Bangan ! minta aku lehir. Badak ! Badak ! 

 mint a aku d aging. 



Oh stork ! I beg from thee thy neck ! Oh rhinoceros ! I 

 beg from thee thy flesh ! 



Compare : — 



Prov. 64 of Mr. Maxwell's collection published in No. 2 

 of this Journal. 



