The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-05-26
PROVERBS OF JERUSALEM.
Wise Sayings That Are Common Among
tho People of That City.

No one knows better thHn tho Bible stu
donts how valuable tho proverbs, ndages,
sayings, etc, of the Arabs are for the un-
Outstanding of the Semitic methods of OK
pressing thought In these sayings of the
Arabs there AFRO often side lights on the
provorbial literature of the Bible. Prob
ably the most valuable new collection of
proverbs of this kind that has appeared
for years has been published in the Zcit-
schrift of the German Palestine society
(volume 100. The author Is Mrs. Lydia
Einsler, who all her life has lived In Je-
rusalem and gives II collection of goo prov
cribs gathered in her intercouTaa with the
people of tho sacred city and It's environs.
We quote number as sampleJ:
"ls your friend made Of honey do not
lick him away cntiroly"--i. O., use friend
when In need, but do not abuse him.
"a wise enemy is better than crazy
| triend"--i. e., n CRAZY friend viii do you
moro harm than n wise enemy.
"Ho who sees his relatives forgots HIS
friends -. C., when in the oirclo of rela-
lives friends arc forgotten.
of your neighbor casts hatred upon you,
change your door to another sido of the
housc" lie, avoid qunrrcls.
"A house without u noighbor Ia worth "a
thousand gold forms"
"Scarch your own house through seven
times before you charge your neighbor
with theft. F"
"A neighbor who is helpful is better
than u brother who IL not. :"
every cock CROWS loudest on his own
manure pile.
"Ho has no garments for his logs, but
yet no Ia decorated with flowers" used of
vain man.
"Praiso nobody unless you havo first
Cjod him"
ohio gossip of two people can destroy
two houses.
"Sit rather between two women who nro
baking bread than between two who are
washing'-i e., the first will give you
fresh bread tho latter will bespattcr you
with water.
"By day she destroys her houses and at
night she burns her oil, " said Of an i'm
practicable woman.
"The thread of IA diligent woman Is as
long rs the arm; the thread of tho lazy
woman is as long as tho body o., II
dligont woman takes shorter threads In
order 20 be ablo to sew more quickly and
more firmly, while lazy woman takes
long threads tonvoid tho trouble of thread
ing the needle.
"Sbe now has house and nail In tho
will, used of IA person of lower social or
der who has attained to higher, especial
ly Of poor woman who has married
wealthy husband "a nail In tho wull'
session Of property. (Cf Ezrn TX, &; Isa.
xii 23-25)
"Thc family that has educated me has
IpgartaI withdrawn,
mel g., homo Is tho best.
"Do good and you will reap good re-
suits "
ado good and cast It upon the occan''---
/. c., do good without any hope Of reward
"After they have been bitten thoy take
care Of themselves '-i. c., IA burned child
fears the fire.
owe can get nothing without payment
except blindness and deafness. -
"Rathcr spit on tho hand than kiss IT,
- o., have self respect and work.
"Iakc care that you may not with your
tongue cut off your bead"-i. c., that by
inconsiderate words you may bring evil
upon yourself.
"The offal Of your Farmhouse IL better
than the wheat Of strangers"
"Try to teach one advanced In years
wisdom is just like whipping an asst.
C., nothing is accomplished.
"a single borrowed seed can destroy a
fleld"-i. O., IA farmer who begins 10 Dor
row corn will always get deeply into debt.
"a borrowed dress does not keep warm. "
ut IL better to clothe oneself with
straw mating than with Is borrowed
dress. :"
"IIe who has drunk out of well should
mt throw n stone into ith-i q be prnte.
full and appreciate fayors.