104 MALAY PROVERBS. 



tum,but is not as universally understood among the Malays of 

 the Peninsula. 



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Di-tuba sahaja-kah ikan di-jala jaring bukan-kah ikan, 



Are those alone fish which are poisoned with the tuba root? 

 Are those not also fish which are caught in the nets? 



Usually applied by a plain woman in the sense " are accom- 

 plishments confined to those who are well favoured ? " 



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Di-sangka-kan langit itu rendah. 

 Di-pandang dekat di-chapai tdbulih, 



To think that the heavens are low, but though they look as 

 though they were close they cannot be touched with the hand. 



Said of the relationship which exists between a Raja or Chief 

 and his followers. 



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 Di-mana tempat kutu handak makan jikalau tidak di-atas 



kapala. 



Where shall lice feed if not upon the head? 

 i. e., Where shall the poor find relief if not from the bounty 

 of the great ? 



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Di-mana-kah ber-tras kayu mahang. 

 Where is there found a hard wood core in a mahang tree ? 

 Do not expect impossibilities. 



