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Translation Proverb Translation

Air beriak tanda tak Rippling water The dog’s Gonggongan
dalam is the sign of a bark is worse anjing lebih keras
shallow river than his bite dari gigitannya
Banyak jalan menuju There are There is more Banyak cara
roma many roads to than one way untuk menguliti
get to Rome to skin a cat kucing
Berakit-rakit ke hulu Rafting No pain, no Tidak ada
berenang-renang upstream, gain perolehan tanpa
ketepian. Bersakit- swim to the kesakitan
sakit dahulu edge. Getting
bersenang-senang sick at first,
kemudian having fun
later.
Buah jatuh tidak The fruit The apple Apel jatuh tidak
jauh dari pohonnya doesn’t fall far doesn’t fall jauh dari
from its tree far from the pohonnya
tree
Ada udang dibalik There is a I have an ax Saya punya kapak
batu shrimp behind to grind untuk di asah
the stone
Nasi sudah menjadi The rice has Don’t cry Jangan menangisi
bubur already over spilled susu yang tumpah
become milk
porridge
Karena nila setitik, Because of a A rotten Satu apel busuk,
rusak susu sebelanga spot of dye, a apple spoils merusak se
whole pot of the whole keranjang apel.
milk is ruined bunch
Dimana bumi Where the When in Ketika berada di
dipijak, di situ langit earth is Rome, do as Roma,
dijunjung stepped on, the Romans berperilaku
there the do seperti orang
heavens are Romawi
upheld.