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Proverbs from Jerusalem.

dents how valuable the proverbs, adages,
sayings, etc, of the Arabs are for the UNI
Outstanding of the Semitic methods of cX
pressing t ought In these sayings of the
Arabs there are often side ! ghs on the
proverbinl literature of the Bible. Probably
of this kind that has appeared for years has
been published in the u ,l,schrft of the Ger
man Palestine Society (vol, XIX. The au-
thor is Mrs. lydia Eins!cr, who all her life
has lived III Jerusalem, and gives this col
lection of 2JG proverbs gathered in her in.
tercoursc with the people of the sacred city
and its cnvirons. We quote 4 number as
samples:
Is your friend made of honey, do not lick
hun away entirely, e., use a fricnd VIII
in need, but do II Il abus> him
A wise enemy is better than crazy friend,
l. e. crazy friend will do yol more harm
than wise enemy.
friends, l. G, when in the circle of relatives
friends are forgotten.
Ifyoar nciyhhor Gusts hatred upon you,
change your door to another side Of the
house, j. e., avoid qurrcls
A house without neighbor is worlh
thousand gold forms
Search your own. house through seven
times before you charge your ncighbor with
theft.
A ncighbor who is helpful is better than a
brother who is not.
Every cock crows loudest on his own
manure pile.
He has no garments for his legs, but yet
he is decorated with tlowers.-used of vain
man.
Praise nobody unless you have first tried
him.
The gossip of two people can destroy two
houses.
Sit rather between two women who are
washing, l. e., the first will give you flesh
bread, the latter will bcspattcr you with
water.
BY day she destroys her houses and at
night she burns her oil said Of an imprac-
ticablc woman.
The thread of the diligcnt woman is as
long as the arm; the thread of the lazy
woman is as long as the body.
She now has Il house and nail in the
wall-used of u person of lower social order
who has attained to a higher, especially of -
poor woman who has married q wealthy hus.
band \ nail in the wall is q representative
of frmncss and the possession of property
The family that has educated ne has never
deserted me nor Withdrawn from me, l. G.,
home is the best.
Do good and you will reap good re uts
DO good and cast it upon the ocean, i. c.,
do good without any hope Of reward.
After they have been bitten they take care
of themselves, i, e., a burnt child fears the
fire.
We can get nothing without payment ex-
cept blindness and deafn, 81.
Rather spit on the hand than kiss it, i. e.
have self respect and work.
Take care that you may not with your
tongue cut of your head, i. C., that by iucon
sidcrate words you bring evil upon yourself,
The otfal of your Farmhouse is better than
the wheat of strangers.
Try to teach one advanced in wears wis
dom is just like whipping an ass. e., moth
ing is accomplished.
A single borrowed seed can destroy a
field, lie farmer WHO begins to borrow
corn will always get more deeply into debt
A borrowed dress does not keep warm.
1t is better to c,othe ones self with straw
mating than with II borrowed dress.
He who has drunk out of well should
not throw a stone into it, i. e., be grateful
and appreciate fvors.
A dry heat Of $50 degrees destroys germs
of infection.