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happy samo lot,

weighing samo barek,
gadang wood gadang material,

material armpits,

nan ado is the same as eaten,
nan can't be searched,

samo elephant heart devoured,
chopped samo mite liver,

gadang agiah bahumpuak,
agiah read it. 105

The adage above states that community life or

togetherness is very important in customs. In togetherness,
justice and equality are demanded, whether proportionally or

equally (balanced) as measured by alua jo patuik and raso jo
pareso.

Furthermore, in social life there is a moral obligation as
in distress and joy. In distress, community members also feel

(sympathize) with their presence to a place of mourning, as

105 Idrus Hakimy, Mustika Series, p. 92, which means: If you get the
same you gain, if you lose you lose, measure the length, measure the area,
divide equally, weigh the same, big wood is big in material, small wood is
small in material. An elephant's heart is the same as being devoured, a flea's
heart is crushed, large berries are piled up, small berries are scattered.