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 NORTH INDIAN PROVERBS. 29

45. Jitne munh, utni hdten.

As many mouths, so many opinions.

46. Seth hjdjdne sdbun kd bhdo ?

What does a millionnaire know of the market-price of soap ?

47. Har ih ddne par mohar hat.

Every grain has its seal : (every bullet has its billet).

48 . Joi^ joi' mar jdenge, mdl janwdi khdenge.

He will die hoarding, and his son-in-law will spend.

49. Khattu khasmen sab koi chdhe. Every woman wants a working husband.

50. Sunnd ghar choron kd raj.

The empty house is the thieves' kingdom.

51. Ajmd dudh pardi chdh.

One's own milk is another's curds : (one man's meat is another man's poison).

52. Saho, bejidf apnd kid !

Suffer for thine own deeds, my heart !

53. Apne to dnch na dve^ dusre kd kdm tamdm hojdve. Don't even heat yourself, but burn up another.

54. Gawdr gaun kd ydr.

The villager is the friend of his need : (when that is satisfied he is off).

55. Meri galii men, teri tave par.

My bread's in the box, that's yours on the hob. (Give me that cooked, and take that you are cooking : heads I win, tails you lose).

56. Hdre, hdrCyjite hdre. If he loses he loses, if he wins he loses: (the results of gambling).

57. Ik tave ki roti ! Kyd chhoti? Kyd moti? The cakes on one plate, small or great, are all the same: (the sons

fof one father).

58. Aydnd jdne hid, siydnd jdne kid. The child judges the heart, the adult judges the deeds.

59. Bhik mdngnd marne ke hardbar. To beg is to die.

60. Sayydn bJiae kotwdl, ab dar kdhe kd ? My husband has become kotwdlj what do I fear now ? (The kotwdl,

[police officer, is the embodiment of Oriental petty tyranny.)