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“Malayalam Proverb:
പകൽ കണ്ണുകാണാത്ത നത്തിനെ പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like the barn owl that cannot see by broad daylight. (Completely disoriented and blind in clear, transparent circumstances where everyone else sees the truth.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പകൽ കാടാകാ, രാവു വീടാകാ”
— English Translation:
By day the jungle will not do, and by night an empty house will not do. (Certain environments carry distinct hazards at specific times; wisdom lies in being in the right place at the right hour.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പകൽ കൈകാണിച്ചാൽ വരാത്തതു രാത്രി കണ്ണുകാണിച്ചാൽ വരുമൊ”
— English Translation:
What refused to come when beckoned with the hand by day, will it come with a wink of the eye at night? (If explicit, straightforward invitations fail completely, subtle and secretive overtures have no chance of success.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പകൽ തുറുകാണാൻ മേലെ”
— English Translation:
Unable to see the massive haystack in broad daylight. (Total blindness to what is glaring, colossal, and right before one's eyes.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നെയിപെരുത്താൽ അപ്പത്തിനു കേടുണ്ടൊ”
— English Translation:
Does an abundance of ghee ever spoil the sweet cake? (You cannot have too much of a good thing; lavish care and rich quality only enhance the final result.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നെയ്യപ്പംതിന്നാൽ രണ്ടുണ്ടുകാര്യം, മീടുംമിനുങ്ങും വയറും നിറയും”
— English Translation:
Eating a ghee-fried cake accomplishes two things: the lips glisten and the stomach is filled. (Killing two birds with one stone; gaining both outward prestige and solid, practical nourishment.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നെയ്യുംമോരും കൂട്ടിയതുപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like mixing clarified butter and sour buttermilk together. (An unnatural, contradictory pairing of clashing elements that spoil one another.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നെൽക്കൊറിയനു മക്കൾപിറന്നാൽ മക്കടമക്കളും നെൽക്കൊറിയർ”
— English Translation:
If children are born to a grain-nibbling pest, their grandchildren too will remain grain-nibblers. (Parasitic habits and petty, thieving traits are passed down through generations; base lineages reproduce base nature.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നെല്പൊതിയിൽപുക്ക മൂഷികനെപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a mouse that has burrowed inside a tightly bundled bale of grain. (Living in hidden, boundless abundance, gorging in secret luxury away from outside scrutiny.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നീർനിന്നെടത്തോളം ചളി (ചേർ) കെട്ടും”
— English Translation:
Wherever water stands stagnant, mud and slime will accumulate. (Inactivity and unresolved stagnation breed festering grievances, corruption, and rot.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
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.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നീറാലിയിൽ ആറുകാൽ ആകാ”
— English Translation:
A six-legged beetle cannot be tolerated upon a fine silk canopy. (A single vile flaw, pest, or parasite ruins what is delicate, precious, and refined.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നെല്ലറ പൊന്നറ”
— English Translation:
A granary filled with paddy is a chamber of gold. (Food security, fertile harvest, and agricultural self-sufficiency are the truest and most dependable forms of wealth.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നീറ്റിൽ അടിച്ചാൽ കോലെമുറിയും”
— English Translation:
If you strike the water, only your stick will break. (Wasting aggressive force against yielding, boundless elements only damages your own instruments.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നെല്ലിൽ തുരുമ്പില്ലെന്നും പണത്തിൽ കള്ളൻഇല്ലെന്നും വരുമോ”
— English Translation:
Can there ever be grain without chaff, or wealth without a thief hovering near? (Every worldly asset has its natural flaws, and material prosperity inevitably attracts predators.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നുണക്കാതെ ഇറക്കികൂടാ, ഇണങ്ങാതെ പിണങ്ങിക്കൂടാ”
— English Translation:
You cannot swallow food without tasting and chewing it, nor should you quarrel with someone before having lived in harmony. (Thorough familiarity and shared experience must precede judgment; do not jump into enmity without true understanding.)