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“Malayalam Proverb:
വട്ടിപിടിച്ചവൻ കടംവീടുകയില്ല”
— English Translation:
He who clutches tightly to his money-basket will never settle his debts. (A hardened miser or swindler who hoards his funds stubbornly refuses to discharge his honest obligations.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
രാവിലത്തെ മഴയും, രാവിലത്തെ വിരുന്നും വിശ്വസിക്കെണ്ടാ”
— English Translation:
Trust neither morning rain nor morning guests. (Morning showers often dissipate quickly, and casual early promises of visits are fleeting and unreliable.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വണ്ണത്താൻവീടും കളത്രവീടും തനിക്കൊത്തതു”
— English Translation:
The washerman's household and the wife's family home should match one's own station. (Everyday dependencies and matrimonial alliances must be formed with those of compatible status and means.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
രേവതി ഇരന്നു തിന്നും”
— English Translation:
One born under the Revathi asterism will live by begging. (A traditional astrological belief warning of severe hardship, loss of patrimony, and dependency for those born under this star.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
രാവു വീണ കുഴിയിൽ പകൽ വീഴുമൊ?”
— English Translation:
Will one fall by broad daylight into the very pit one fell into at night? (A prudent person learns from painful blunders and does not repeat an error once the hazard is clearly visible.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
യഥാശക്തി മഹാബലം”
— English Translation:
Acting strictly within one's genuine capacity is great strength. (True power lies in self-knowledge; matching your undertakings to your real abilities without overextending brings enduring success.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ലക്ഷദീപം മഹാശ്ചര്യം നമുക്കും കിട്ടണം പണം”
— English Translation:
"The festival of a hundred thousand lamps is a marvel, but I must pocket my fee!" (Appreciating grand cultural or religious spectacles while remaining ruthlessly fixated on mercenary self-interest.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
യമന്റെ ദൂതന്മാരെപ്പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like the emissaries of Yama, the god of death. (Stern, ruthless, and unyielding agents who execute orders with cold, terrifying precision, deaf to all pleading.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
രോമം കൊഴിഞ്ഞാൽ ഭാരം കുറയുമൊ”
— English Translation:
Does shedding a single strand of hair lighten a crushing burden? (A microscopic, trivial reduction does nothing to alleviate a massive difficulty.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
രണ്ടുകൈകൂടി തല്ലിയെങ്കിലെ ഓശകേൾക്കൂ”
— English Translation:
Only when two hands clap together is a sound produced. (It takes two to tango; a dispute, feud, or partnership cannot sustain itself without active contribution from both parties.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ലക്ഷം ജനങ്ങൾ കൂടും സഭയിൽ ലക്ഷണമൊത്തവൻ ഒന്നോ രണ്ടൊ”
— English Translation:
In an assembly of a hundred thousand people, those of genuine noble character number only one or two. (True excellence, rare integrity, and flawless caliber are hard to find in the vast, undifferentiated crowd.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
രണ്ടു തലയ്ക്കും കത്തിച്ചു നടുപിടിക്കൊല്ലാ”
— English Translation:
Do not set fire to both ends of a brand and attempt to hold it by the middle. (Burning the candle at both ends; creating hazards and pressures from opposite directions leaves no safe place to hold, leading straight to ruin.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ലോകപ്പശുക്കളുടെ കുത്തു സഹിച്ചുകൂടുമൊ”
— English Translation:
Can one constantly endure being gored by the world's wandering cattle? (Enduring relentless, spiteful harassment and meddling from society at large is an unbearable torment.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
രണ്ടു പട്ടിക്കു ഒരു എല്ലുകിട്ടിയപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like two dogs finding a single bone. (A bone of contention; fierce, bitter rivalry between two parties squabbling over a single, scarce prize.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ലോകർ എല്ലാം ചത്താൽ ശോകം ചെയ്‌വാൻ ആർ”
— English Translation:
If all the people of the world perish, who remains to mourn? (In total, universal catastrophe, individual grief loses its meaning; mutual survival is required for life's rituals.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
രാജകന്യകയായാലും പൂർവ്വജന്മം പുന:പുന:”
— English Translation:
Even if she is born a royal princess, past karma asserts itself again and again. (High birth and worldly majesty cannot exempt anyone from the inescapable consequences of their past deeds.)