]^ . 23.— -188L] SINHALESE PROVERBS. 25 



249. good £s) ^ 249 - Tis sa * d ( Iie ) lickecl 



qi^de e>e©«*a>0-- his fin ^ seein s a bee4live on 



a tree. 



250. CD<3&f od 235 ^ You need not sharpen 

 aoo, the tree's thorns. 



251. c8^©0<9#3(^C3 251. 'Tis the same whether 

 ©^©ff d§035 cpid©^©^ <y° u ) di P a firebrand in hot, or 



. _ ^ . _ ~ , c, cold, water. 



252. c9g3 eoD£>3<93i *»85j)(^ 252. The hare that has 

 £cQg escaped had eight legs. 



253. <£5o3 &>2§)^c) #}3a)2£f 253. Cry not for the 



tS>25l <9cMB»«2<5 ^^^J a gg e 7(y? u have ) lost - take 



Care of thejaggery(you) have. 



254. Q%6ig$ G3«?d>x 254. They say that (one) 

 3S)2tfc)35 cannot even eat jaggery with- 

 out a teacher. 



255. <§>^0£>.£& @#x 255. Like upsetting boats 

 ®a6&&&)3 ©3©<Kf. whilst remaining on land. 



Spoken of men who pretend 

 to take part in the ventures of 

 others, while avoiding risk 

 for themselves, 



256. ©CDs-SoS} @®&5 Cp?g 256. Like yoking together 

 ©3 8o<sC£>8. bull aua * buffalo. 



257. ©GO3O03 gg e9<£^ 257. Like the dumb man's 

 0o©ckT. dream. 



258. <9<^2ds3 ©^©00(^(3^ 258. The quarrel between 

 ©cJeotfJge) ©3to-i<gc3 Oi^Gs husband and wife lasts only 



^ r . c^" v till the rice-pot is boiled, 



***** &S3dS - Conjugal quarrels are of 



short duration. 



*Cf. Hudibras, Part II,, Canto III., 923-4 :— 



" To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd, 

 And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd. 



