See that you do not agitate my hook!
If my hook is to the left,
Do you go to the right.
If my hook is to the right,
Do you go to the left.
If you approach this hook of mine
You shall be cursed by the Saying of God,” etc.
(Before casting the line, a chew of betel-leaf should be thrown into the water.)
Another very common rhyming charm would frequently be addressed to the fish:—