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68. He kolconga ware e taea te rapurapu; he kokonga ngakau ekore 
e taea. 
We can thoroughly search every corner of a house ; but the 
comer of a heart we cannot. 
69. He kai koutou ka hohoro, ko te ngaki ekore. 
You are forward to cat, but not to work. 
70. Te wai tokihi rangi. 
The water which was brought from heaven.—This was the name 
given by the natives to rum, when Captain Cook first gave it 
to them. It is now used for anything sweet. 
71. Kia wakaara koe i taku moe, ko te watu turei a Rua. 
When you disturb my rest, let it be for the Hinau bread of 
Rua.—Rua was one of the first persons who arrived in Hew 
Zealand, and commenced making bread from the Hinau (Elm- 
carpus Hina/uJ, which has therefore been named after him. It 
is so highly prized by the natives, that they say it is the only 
food for which a wearied man should be waked out of his sleep. 
72. He pata ua ki runga, he ngutu tangata ki raro. 
Drops of rain above, and men’s lips below.—This is applied to a 
man who is beset on all sides with annoyances, and can find 
no way of escape. 
73. E kore e kitea te tui i nga toke i te pouri. 
It is too dark to see how to thread worms.—This is said when 
it is time to leave off work, and refers to the custom of thread¬ 
ing worms, as a bait for eels. 
74. Tena te ringa tango parahia. 
That is a hand which roots out the parahia.—This saying is 
applied to a diligent husbandman The parahia is a diminutive 
kind of spinach, which overruns their cultivations. 
75. Ngahuru ki runga, ngahuru ki raro; ma te paroparo c aki. 
There are ten teeth above, and ten below ; let the weight of the 
skull bring them together.—When food is only half cooked, it 
will be necessary to use more force in chewing it. 
76. E moe ana te mata hi tuna, e ara ana te mata hi aua. 
When the eyes of those who fish for eels are closed, the eyes of 
those who fish for the aua are open.—Some persons sleep during 
siege, while others are watching; they who keep awake pre¬ 
vent the pa from being surprised by the enemy. 
77. Tama tu, tama ora; tama noho, tama mate kai. 
The man who gets up to work will be satisfied; but lie who sits 
idle will want food. 
