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“ ഊട്ടിനു മുമ്പും ചൂട്ടിനു പിമ്പും”
English Translation:
First in line for the feast, but lingering behind the torchbearer in the dark. (A fair-weather friend; eager for the spoils, but cowardly and absent when risk and duty arise.)

“ പറഞ്ഞാൽ കേൾക്കുന്നവനെ കണ്ടാൽ കുളിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If you ever meet someone who actually heeds good advice, celebrate by taking a ritual bath. (A truly receptive, humble, and obedient listener is so exceedingly rare that finding one is a wonder.)

“ ഉച്ചിവെച്ചകൈകൊണ്ടു ഉദകക്രിയ ചെയ്യരുത്”
English Translation:
Do not perform the final death libations with the very hand that blessed the child’s crown. (Never betray, destroy, or curse the person you once nurtured and raised.)