Within this your garden of splendour,
You break neither plighted faith nor solemn promise.”
Here throw the parched rice into the jars, and say:—
“Peace be unto you, O Prophet ’Tap, in whose charge is the Earth,
O Prophet Noah in whose charge are the Trees,
And Prophet Khailir in whose charge is the Water,
I crave this water (lit. ‘exudation’) as a boon,
For the healing of So-and-so.”
And observe these signs:—
- 1. If the water is perfectly still it is a bad sign.
- 2. If it is a little disturbed it is a good sign.
- 3. If the rice floats in a line across the sun’s path (bĕrator mĕlintang matahari) it is a fatal sign.
- 4. If you see a solitary grain travelling by itself (bĕrsiar) you may know the sickness to be caused by the making of an image (buatan orang).
- 5. If the parched rice travels towards the right of the jar the patient will recover quickly.
- 6. If it travels towards the left of the jar he will recover, but slowly.
- 7. If, however, it floats right underneath the candle it is generally a fatal sign.