MALAY PROVERBS. 103 



Do not fancy that the lais-lais fish will not sting, 

 "Despise not thy enemy/' 



Lais-lais p,j~\l^ = a small fresh water fish which is armed 

 with sharp stings in its fins. 



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 Jangan di-ajar anak harimau makan daging. 



Do not teach a tiger cub to eat flesh. 



Said to those who give bad advice to a young Raja or Chief 

 who unassisted will learn evil ways quite quickly enough. 



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Jikalau ber-anak ikut kata bidan. 

 If thou art confined of a child, do as the midwife bids thee. 

 Follow the advice of experts. 



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Charek-charek bulu ay am lama-lama ia ber-chantum bula. 



Though a fowl's feathers may be torn to tatters they will 

 eventually grow again thickly. 



Though relatives may quarrel, they will eventually make 

 friends again. 



Chantum *y-*-u$ is translated by Favre, " Piqu6, pique* 



a I'aiguiile,'' but that I believe to be only a secondary mean- 

 ing, the term being principally used to express a thick growth 

 of any kind. 



In Pahang, Chantum a^-^ in this Proverb is often replaced 



by Tampun ^ytuS, which has the same signification as Chan- 



