MALAY PROVERBS, I1J 



Said of one who is ready for " anything from pitch and toss 

 to manslaughter/' 



Bla?tg «Aj has often been incorrectly translated ' piebald ' 

 whereas its true meaning is striped, ' piebald ' being exactly 

 rendered by the Malay work Tompok <Jj2~*y > Favre would 

 seem to have missed the meaning of this latter word in this 

 connection, as he translates it 'Pile, monceau, tas, amas, 

 f etre en pile, en groupe' and renders /z> (piebald) by plang 



£L», which is merely a corrupted form of blang 4.1j 



Kalah menang tcftahu ber-sorak bulih. 



We know not whether we shall win or lose, but anyhow we 

 can shout ! 



Said by those who anticipate a victory. 



86 $\ ^K^La*} d]j}*\S J-^ 



Kechil ta'bulih di-sangka-kan an ah. 



Besar ta'bulih di-sangka-kan bap a. 

 Small beasts should not be accounted young, nor large 

 beasts be accounted parents. 

 Do not judge by appearances, 



87 £^1 ,j~5b gl; <^-^ 

 Kasih-an-kan raja di-atas usong. 



To feel pity for a prince upon his litter. 

 Misplaced pity. 



