MALAY PROVERBS. I 17 



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Malu makan prot lapar. 

 Malu ber-kayuh pran ta'laju. 



If one is shy to eat, one's belly will feel hunger. If one is 

 ashamed to paddle, one's boat will not travel swiftly. 



Indolence leads to poverty. 



Compare Proverbs 168 and 173 in Mr. Maxwell's collec- 

 tion published in No. 2 of this Journal. 



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Meng-ata dulang paku serpih. 



The chipped nail abuses the tray. 



This Proverb is best explained by the line which is usually 

 tacked on to it :— 



Meng-ata orang awak yang lebeh. 



When we abuse others we infer that we are better than 

 they are. 



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Mint a darah pad a daing. 

 To ask a dried fish for its blood. 

 " You cannot get blood from a stone.'' 



Men-ambun tanah iang tinggi, meng-gali tanah iang lekok. 



