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237. ^©5^ ©2a3cde)«J@«J 237. "Jack-garden" by 

 ZZ&d <d&iq&Z$ S3iS5©Si name, he has not (even) a 



tender fruit to eat ! 



238. o4qd ogE) 3^03 238. Heart-less as a Parfrfd. 



239. ®<g«5 J^ga^cd cfiO 239. ' Tis the bone of a wild 



(buffalo), dead though (he) be, 

 Although fallen, a great 

 man should not be despised. 



240. cs-C^iO^caJ-Cg^O^ 240, Do not (trouble to) 

 £^c©25^0 $oo. P llt stakes in the way of leap- 

 ing stags. 



A mischievous man will come 

 to grief without the interference 

 of others. 



241. ocd§do325 !3Saeo8. 241. Five and twenty (of 



the one) and twenty-five (of 

 the other). 



242. SsdOoS^cdsd^Oq)^ 242. One's good luck can- 



not be kicked off. 



243. g:^i<3035epiS) 243, Like the saying: 



r^e a©©a©o©C5l ' There ma y be alligators even 



in a jug of water.' 



244. Oi-zQ ; Cpi>C5-£3© 244. Where there is honey, 

 ©oflJ<8<»a*. there is no lack of ants. 



245. C3?^03 Q@Q@a ©S)o 245. Like drinking rnuddy 



^£o3 erabsiSDD 03 ©erf. water whilst Poking at clear 



~ water.* 



246. C5D^O epi££> 246. Like refraining from 

 ©tfto^aofc <*!rf*DDe)3©csl washing the body, to make the 



river feel. 



247. C53££> g§©30 8O303 B3o 247. Will the sight of (a) 

 8<5"^<^ ? river quench (one's) thirst ? 



248. GD<M »iG©©3«J 248 ' If y° u strike O ur ) 

 _ ~ _ c head against a rock, (you) may 



«u re 3 ®®e)»0 8 ®M gd@^oo break ° your head? ^ no y t tl / e 



§5©©5ff©£i #DiS5<6. rock. 



* Video meliora proboque deteriora sequor, 



