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“ ഊന്നു കുലയ്ക്കുമോ വാഴ കുലയ്ക്കുമോ”
English Translation:
Will the wooden support prop bear the bunch of bananas, or will the tree? (Remember who the real creator is; external supports must not claim the fruit of the maker’s labor.)

“ മുള്ളിന്മേൽ ഇലവീണാലും ഇലമേൽ മുളളുവീണാലും നാശം ഇലെക്കു”
English Translation:
Whether the leaf falls upon the thorn or the thorn falls upon the leaf, the injury is always to the leaf. (The fragile and defenseless always bear the damage when clashing with sharp, ruthless power, regardless of who initiated the contact.)

“ കുരുടൻ പിടിച്ച വടി പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the staff gripped by a blind man. (Clinging tenaciously to something as an absolute lifeline; an unshakeable, relentless hold.)