MALAY PROVERBS. 99 



However much dogs may bark, will a hill fall to pieces ? t\ e., 

 Does a man of assured position regard the slander of his infe- 

 riors ? 



Ber-telingkoh ant an di-lesong ay am jug a yang kennyang. 



When the pestles fall together into the mortar, the fowls 

 have their bellies-full. 



When men of rank quarrel, the common people reap the 

 benefit. 



Telingkoh SjSdLjJ = to collide ; to clash. So far as I know 

 this word is not to be found in any Malay Dictionary. 



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Ber-cherai tidak ber-talak ber-nikah tidak ber-kathi. 

 Divorced without the ceremony of divorce, and married 

 without the assistance of the clergy. 



Said of the parents of a bastard. 



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Bri betis handak paha. 



Give the leg and the thigh is wanted. 



" Give an inch they take an ell." 

 Compare Proverb 99 in this collection. 



Belum tuarang panjang buah sengkuang s'besar betis. 



Before a drought has lasted for a long time the sengkuang 

 fruit are grown to be as big as the calf of one's leg. 



Said when false reports are spread without any foundation 

 for them. 



