“Telugu: ఎలుకకు పిల్లి పొంచు వేశినట్టు”English Translation: Like a cat crouching for a mouse. — Telugu Related Mantras “Telugu: దండుగకు రూపాయిలూ, తద్దినానకు కూరలూ పోగు కాకుండా పోవు”English Translation: Rupees to meet the exorbitant demands of Government, and vegetables for the annual ceremony of a deceased relative are never wanting.Foolishly giving aid in matters which bring no personal profit. “Telugu: చెట్టు పెట్టిన వాడు నీళ్లు పొయ్యడా”English Translation: Will he who planted the tree not water it ?Will God not support the creatures of his hand?Said by a man who has lost his means of support.God never sends mouths but he sends meat. “Telugu: బొట్నవేలు సున్నమయితే బోర్ల పడుతాడు”English Translation: When he has chunam on his thumb, he is upset with conceit.Having “”chunam on the thumb”” means ability to afford to eat a little betel nut. Chunam is rubbed on the leaf with the thumb.