130 PROVERBS. 
40. Ko te uri o Kapu manawa witi. 
A saying for tc Bauparaha; no one knew his thoughts, wliethei 
they were for good or evil. , . r 
41. Haere te amorangi ki mua, te hapaio o te taua la mun. L»hcr. 
In the procession, the priest goes before, the multitude follows 
42. Ko Maru kai atu, ko Mara kai rnai, ka ngohe ngohe. 
Give as well as take, and all will he well (right). 
43. Kaore ana he au ahi, kapa he an moana e mate. 
Smoke (literally wind) from the fire soon passes away, but wind 
from the sea causes destruction to the canoe. 
44. He ropu liau, he ropu tangata. 
A large party of strangers attracts a large number of lookers on. 
45. E kore e mahana, he iti-iti o te pueru. 
There is no warmth; the garment is too small. A saying tor a 
small war party. 
46. Kaore ra i te kakahu roroa, automai i raro 1 te whenua. 
When the garment is long and trails along the ground, then, 
indeed, there is warmth.—A saying for a great war paity. 
47. I muia Tinirau i mate ai. 
Because Tinirau was overpowered by numbers; he was killed. 
This is said when many fall upon and kill a single man. 
48. Kapo rere te kuri. 
The dog snatches his food from his master’s hand, and runs 
away.—So a person hears what you have to say, without 
intending to follow it. 
49. I whea koe i te tahuritanga o te rau o te Ivotukutuku ? 
Where were you when the Fuschia came into leaf, that you did 
not plant food ?—A query put to those who are too lazy to 
cultivate the ground. This is nearly the only deciduous tree of 
New Zealand. 
50. He iti lioki te Mokoroa, nana i kakati tc Kahikatea. 
Small and insignificant as the Mokoroa (a grub) is, yet he eats 
the Kahikatea.—We should not despise an enemy, however 
feeble he may appear to be.—The Kahikatea ( Podocarjnts 
excelsus ) is the loftiest of the New Zealand pines. 
51. E hia motunga o te Weka i te mahanga? 
How often does the Weka escape from the snare ?—One who has 
had a very narrow escape, will take care not to tall into the 
same danger again. 
52. He Kotuku rerenga tahi. 
A Kotuku whose flight is seen but once. — The Kotuku, or New 
