40 NORTH INDIAN PROVERBS.
22. Jadlag bachd rondd ndhin man mummd dindi nahin.
As long as the baby does not cry the mother does not give her breast.
23. Bukkh pavejis bakkhe phir ndhin murdd. Jiukar mdnas jiwanda, ukar turdd. Jiukar mdnas marddj ukar rahindd, Nit karrvi phal pde, nahin kujh kahindd ! As a tree falls it will not move again. As a man lives so will he die.
As a man dies so will he remain,
Ever reaping the reward (of his deeds) without doubt.
24. Ik macJihi sdre pdm nun gandd kare. One fish will make all the water muddy.
25. Anhon men kdnd pardhdn.
Among the blind a one-eyed man is a superior being.
26. Minvin hadidfij ginwdn shorwd. Little bones, little soup.
27. Bili shinh sikhdid, bill nun khdn did.
The cat taught the tiger (to eat) and he ate the cat.
28. Ilm te karm vekhke ndhin lagdd.
Knowledge and luck go on without looking: (are no respecters of persons).
29. Harkh dd marid, Nark nunjdndd. Smitten with anger goes to Hell.
30. Sidnd kdun maile j^ar bahindd.
The wise crow (sometimes) sits on dirt: (all make mistakes).
31. Chon ydri dd mahnd : mehnat dd mahnd ndhin I Thieving and whoring are a reproach : working is no reproach !
32. Kuttd rdj bahdiye chakki chattan jde.
Set a dog on the throne and he will still lick the handmill.
33. Do mulldn de ddrmidn kukri haldl nahin hundi.
You can't kill a fowl between two priests: (both would demand his fee for making the killing lawful).
34. Hdthi langh gid puchhal bdqi hat.
The elephant is across but his tail remains: (finish what you have begun).
