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NORTH INDIAN PROVERBS. 33

107. Shahr basd nahin gathkate an pahunche ! Thieves have come before the city is populated !

108. Phus men dg lagi Jamdlo Tiansi khan.

The thatch catches fire and Jamalo stands and laughs.

109. Pahile Ukhptckhe de^je hhule to mujh se le.

Record first and lend afterwards, if you lose then I'll make it up.

110. Jdt-j^dt jdne na koe^ kurti paJiinke Talangd hoe.

No one knows his caste when he puts on uniform and becomes a soldier.

111. Kukar nind bhar soe^ chdkar mud khoe,

A dog can sleep his fill, but a servant can't sleep at all.

112. Jis kd chun, usi ki pun.

Whose the flour his the alms : (alms given through another are given by the owner not by the go-between).

113. Taqdir ke age tadUr pesh nahmjdti. There is no remedy for fate.

1 14. Bahu ate hi hetdjanamd hat.

The coming of the daughter-in-law is the birth of posterity.

115. Thdld Baniyd tole bant.

The unoccupied shopman weighs his weights.

IIG. Cho7' chori sejde, hera-phen se na Joe.

A thief may give up thieving, but not wandering about.

117. Udhdr kd lend aur j)hu8 kd thdjmd bardbar hai. Borrowing at interest is warming yourself at a straw fire : (you

don't get much benefit).

118. Ustdd batthe pas sab kdm dve rds. While the teacher is by the work goes on well.

119. Apt apni jarh kdttd.

He cuts away his own support.

120. Jis hdndi men khde^ usi men chhed kare.

He made a hole in the pot he ate from : (ingratitude).

121. Kat ki hdndi bar bar nahin charhti hai. A wooden pot goes but once on to the fire.

122. Jis kd sir, usi kijuti.

Who hath the head hath the shoes: (to him that hath shall be given).

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