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No. 8. "I speak to those who have daughters, and let those who have sons listen."

"Bālā-e-tawīlah bar sar-i-maimūn."

9. "The misfortunes of the stable (fall) on the head of the monkey."

It is the custom in Hindostān to keep a monkey in or near a stable, to guard the horses from the influence of evil eyes. This proverb is applied whenever a poor man or a servant is punished for the crimes of his superior.

"Sūndhī bawā chatāī kā lahangā."

10. "A handsome sister, with a mat for a petticoat."

"Dekha shahr-i-Bangālā dant lāl munh kālā."

11. "I have seen Bengal, there the teeth are red, and the mouth is black."

i. e. From chewing betel.

"Karz shauhar-i-mardān ast."

12. "Debt is a man's husband."

i. e. A man in debt is always at the mercy of his creditors, as a woman at her husband's.

"Ek aur ek igārah."

13. "One and one make eleven."

From the way of writing (11) in figures.

"Āmadan ba irādat raftan ba ijāzat."

14. "Coming is voluntary, but departing depends upon permission."

"Fakīr kī surat hī sawāl hai."

15. "The appearance of a fakīr is his petition in itself."

"Shāh-isparam az do barg paidā ast."

16. "The sweet basil is known by its two leaves."

"Sonā jāne kase aur mānus jāne base."

17. "Gold is known by the touchstone, and a man by living with him."

"Zahir-āsh az shaikh bātin az Shaitān."

18. "Externally he is a saint, but internally he is a devil."