“ നെല്ലരികൊടുത്തു പുല്ലരികിട്ടിയതു നമ്മുടെ കാലദോഷം”
English Translation:
Parting with prime rice grain only to receive wild grass seed in return is our sheer misfortune. (An unlucky transaction where valuable capital or virtuous effort is repaid with worthless dross due to adverse times.)