A "Pepatah" is like a "proverb" or "saying". These sayings are part of the "adat" in the sense that they give guidance and instruction to every member of a particular ethnic group to treat others well in the community. It is believed that "pepatah" were created by ancestors inspired by supernatural powers and spirits (Nasroen 1967:27). The wording of a "pepatah" is taken from nature, which means that all guidance for people's life must be derived from the laws of nature. Nature has its own laws and it is people's obligation to submit to it. As the myth of origin told, humans were parts of nature; they were made of it, so they had to live in total submission to its laws (Nasroen 1967:30).