PEARLS OF ADVICE IN SALOKA MADURA (Saloka 221 – 234)

SALOKA 221

MON EMBI' IYÂ GHI' EMBI' KÈYA

It means :
If it's a goat, it's still a goat

Contents of advice:
A parable for the fate of small people, no matter how successful they are in fighting for their lives, there are still those who look down on them.

It turns out that we still often find this kind of side-eye in people's lives, even though people who are looked down upon have experienced a rise in their social strata. It's as if people who come from poor families don't want that person to become rich.
There are those who are not willing if their child from an uneducated family turns out to be an intellectual and influential person. Even though other people have acknowledged and admired them,
Still, this jealous person mentions the little person's background in detail

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SALOKA 222

MOWA PANḌHITA ATÈ BHUTA

It means :
It's like having the face of a priest but the heart of a giant

Contents of advice:
The parable of someone who has a good face but a bad heart.

A handsome or beautiful appearance does not always reflect a good heart. A face that looks ugly does not always reflect a bad person. The heart's contents are largely reflected in attitudes and behavior. Many were deceived by a friendly, gentle and sympathetic appearance and face. It turned out that later the police succeeded in uncovering and proving conclusively that he had committed sadistic murders with many victims.

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SALOKA 223

MOTONG PÈKOLAN/ MOTEL PÈKOLAN

It means:
It's like cutting off your shoulders/breaking the chaos.

Contents of advice:
An image aimed at someone who remains adamant about his stance or opinion.
This parable is also said to someone who suddenly cuts off a conversation before the other person has finished their conversation completely.

A person who is too sure of his stance that he outright rejects all suggestions,
advice even with better considerations than other people. For example, advice given to someone who is in love with their beloved lover who wants to get married soon is very difficult to resist even if the advice comes from their parents, teacher or a very respected figure.
Interrupting other people's conversations before they have finished is considered a violation of etiquette, especially in front of many people.

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SALOKA 224

NABÂNG LAJÂNGAN PEGGHÂ'

It means :
It's like chasing a kite whose string has broken

Content of advice:
It is said that someone who hunts wants to get something that he has given up, it is difficult to get it again.

Many people are careless, without thinking, and lack of consideration when they let go of something that is rightfully theirs. If it has already fallen into the hands of another person, it is very difficult to get it back. It is very similar to an opportunity that is offered to someone but is not responded to well, in fact the opportunity falls to someone else who is more responsive and enthusiastic. If the opportunity is taken by someone else, it is certain that it will be difficult to take it back.

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SALOKA 225

NAPOK NGÈNJHÂM TANANG

It means :
Slapping with someone else's hand

Content of advice:
Hurting someone by ordering someone else

This parable is similar to the saying throw a stone and hide your hand. The action of a coward and not a knight. He dares to act but does not dare to take responsibility. He does not dare to bear the consequences of his actions and other people must accept the risks

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SALOKA 226

PAÈ' JHÂ' DHULI PALOWA MANÈS JHÂ' DHULI GHÂLUNYO'

It means:
If it tastes bitter, don't spit it out immediately and if it tastes sweet, don't swallow it immediately

Contents of advice:
You have to think about everything first before doing something.

Don't rush into deciding something before thinking it through carefully.
We often experience that many things that initially seem bad actually turn out to be good for us. On the other hand, many things that seem good actually bring bad things to us. To address this, we must think carefully with a long-term perspective when deciding on a course of action. You need to think wisely and not be too fascinated by momentary impressions. You need to analyze the impact of risks that must be considered. Of course there is no decision without risk, but look for the decision with the least risk.

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SALOKA 227

PERRÈNG NYANḌÂR KA REBBHUNG

It means :
Like bamboo leaning against bamboo shoots

Contents of advice:
As an example, parents live after their children

An example is that at a young or old age, parents live in their children's house. Not all parents live happily until old age. There are times when they experience poverty or experience illness that requires care. In fact, this is the child's obligation and at the same time repaying his gratitude to his parents who have raised him physically and mentally since before he was born.

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SALOKA 228

REBBHUNG NYANḌÂR KA PERRÈNG

It means :
Bamboo shoots lean against bamboo

Contents of advice:
A parable for children who live in their parents' house.

A parable for the life of a child, even though he is an adult or married, turns out to be unlucky enough to live in his parents' house. Never mind building a house,
It's not enough for daily needs. In conditions like this, quite a few parents still carry the burden of providing for their married children.

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SALOKA 229

SÈ TAO JHÂ' ḌIMMA SÈ GHÂTEL COMA ORÈNGNGA DHIBI'

It means:

The person who knows where the body itches is the person himself

Contents of advice:
The person who knows best what is wrong and right about his behavior is himself.

All behavior or actions starting from intentions, aims and objectives are the person concerned as the perpetrator who really knows it.
Other people actually only understand in passing, the parts that are seen and heard. No one knows the good and bad of someone's heart. Like parts of the body that itch, only the owner of the body knows it.

SALOKA 230

SAPA SÈ NGAKAN KAPOR BÂ'ÂNG

It means:
Whoever eats chalk will feel thigh

Contents of advice:
Anyone who gossips about other people's bad things will one day experience bad luck as a result of his words.

Even if other people have been proven to have made mistakes or done evil,
but it is unethical to be used as gossip. At some point someone will convey this to the person who is the target of the gossip. That is when the hostility begins which means inviting harm to the gossiper.

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SALOKA 231

TAḌÂ' OMBÂ' TAḌÂ' ANGÈN

It means :
There are no waves and no wind

Contents of advice:
A sudden event without any prior warning.

Surprising things often happen without being preceded by certain events
We know the exact cause of someone suddenly going on a rampage in the middle of a crowd. For no apparent reason, a neighbor suddenly attacked the occupant of the house next to him.

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SALOKA 232

TÈTTÈ NGAJHÂK SEMPAL

It means:
Like a parasite inviting a splinter
(breaks and falls)

Contents of advice:
People who live in other people's houses but bring harm to the owner of the house.

Not everyone we help or protect knows how to repay our kindness. In reality, it happens that many people who sincerely help become victims due to invitations to do harm to the people they have been protecting.

SALOKA 233

TOMBHÂK COCCO'AN

It means :
Like a spear for pecking

Contents of advice:
It is likened to the nature of someone who always pits himself against one another

There are times when people want to divide by pitting one another against each other so that there is prolonged hostility. The divider definitely has certain intentions in order to gain certain benefits. On a small scale, there may be hostility between individuals. But on a large scale, colonialists often try to control a country, even leading to war between countries and even world war.

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SALOKA 234

TAḌÂ' PEGGHÂ'NA KOBÂL

It means :
There are no broken cobalt leaves
(Leaves from a type of palm tree that can be twisted into small ropes but are very strong)

Contents of advice:
There is no end to the story or words

The parable is that people who are clever and skilled at processing words and clever at processing acting with interesting expressions will be able to speak continuously. There is an unexpected vocabulary that makes the listener interested and stunned. If it is in the form of a story or fairy tale, it will make them curious and want to know the next story and how the story ends.

By R. Tg. Bustomi Irwan Kurniadi Jati Budoyo ,S,Pd.,M.Pd.,MM,C.NS