No. 133. "To pound water in a mortar."
Labour in vain.
"Ām machhli bahtā ho hī rahtā hī."
134. "Mangoes and fish meet of necessity."
"Murdan ba-izzat bih ki zindagānī ba-mazallat."
135. "It is better to die with honour than live with infamy."
"Bhāgalpūr ke bhagliye aur Kahalgaon ke thag,
Patne ke diwāliye tīnon nām-zad."
136. "The hypocrites of Bhagulpūr, the thugs of Kuhulgaon, and the
bankrupts of Patna are famous."
"Zāt bhānt puchhe na koi, jatio pahan kar Bahman hoe."
137. "No one enquires his caste or tribe, he has put on the string and is
therefore a Brahman."
"Rānd sānd sīrhī sanyāsī
In chāron se bache Kāshī."
138. "At Benares you should be upon your guard against the women, the
sacred bulls, the stairs, and the devotees."
"Bel ke māre babūl tale Babūl ke māre bel tale."
139. "He who was hurt by the bel (its large fruit falling on his head) fled
for refuge to the babūl (the prickles of which wounded his feet),
and he who was hurt by the babūl, fled to the bel."
"Mānte to deo nahīn to bhīt kā leo."
140. "If you believe, it is a god—if not, plaister detached from a wall."
"Daryā men rahnā aur magar machh se bair karnā."
141. "To dwell in the river and be at enmity with the crocodile."
"Khudā shakar-khore ko shakar detā hai."
142. "God gives sugar to him who eats sugar."
i. e. He provides for his creatures according to their wants.
"Na burad kazz-i-narmrā tegh-i-tez."
143. "A sharp sword will not cut raw silk."
