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“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊത ഏഴുംകൊതച്ചു; കാര്യമൊട്ടുപറ്റിയുമില്ല”
— English Translation:
Raised seven flurries of commotion, yet accomplished nothing at all. (Great bluster, frantic scurrying, and zero practical progress.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊടുക്കുന്നെടത്താശ കൊല്ലുന്നെടത്തു പേടി”
— English Translation:
Eager craving where handouts are shared, but shivering terror where the execution takes place. (Always first in line to enjoy benefits and privileges, but cowardly and absent when risk, duty, or consequences arise.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊതിച്ചതുവരാ; വിധിച്ചതെവരൂ”
— English Translation:
What is mere craving will not arrive; only what is destined will come to pass. (Outcomes are governed by destiny and practical reality, not wishful daydreaming.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊടുത്ത കൈക്കാശയും, കൊണ്ട കൈക്കുപേടിയും”
— English Translation:
For the hand that lent, anxious expectation; for the hand that took, constant dread. (The creditor frets over the return of capital, while the debtor lives in anxiety and fear of repayment.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊടുത്തതൊക്കെ കൊണ്ടേ തീരൂ”
— English Translation:
Whatever you have dealt out must be reaped in return. (What goes around comes around; the inexorable law of karma ensures you face the consequences of your deeds.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊടുത്താൽ കിട്ടും നിശ്ചയം”
— English Translation:
Give generously, and you shall surely receive. (Acts of genuine charity and kindness inevitably return to bless the giver.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊക്കിനുവെച്ചതു ചക്കിക്കു- (ചക്കക്കു)”
— English Translation:
What was aimed at the crane struck Chakki (or hit the jackfruit). (A misdirected strike; an action intended for one target unintentionally impacts an innocent bystander.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊട്ടയിൽ പിടിച്ചിട്ട പാമ്പുപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a venomous serpent trapped inside a wicker basket. (Harboring contained, seething fury, waiting for the slightest opening to strike.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊക്കിനുവെച്ചതു നത്തിനുകൊണ്ടു”
— English Translation:
What was aimed at the crane hit the barn owl. (A blow or penalty meant for one party ends up striking a completely different recipient.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊട്ടിൽക്കൽ പഠിച്ചതെ കോയിക്കൽ പാടൂ”
— English Translation:
What was learned beside the cowshed is all that will be sung at the royal palace. (Rustic upbringing and vulgar habits inevitably show through, no matter how elevated the setting.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കെട്ടു പാടിനു കൊടുത്താൽ മട്ടിനു കിട്ടും”
— English Translation:
If you lend through loose, informal promises, you will be repaid only in dregs. (Vague agreements and lack of documentation result in defaulted debts and total loss.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൂനന്റെ പുറത്തു കുരു”
— English Translation:
A boil erupting upon a hunchback's hump. (Misfortune compounding upon an already heavy affliction; adding insult to injury.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കേമത്തനു കേടില”
— English Translation:
The capable and resourceful suffer no lasting harm. (A truly competent, resilient person always finds a way to navigate adversity safely.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൂനന്റെ നിഴലും കൂനിയിരിക്കും”
— English Translation:
Even the shadow of a hunchback is bent. (A warped character cannot project a straight, noble reputation; reality always reveals inner flaws.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കേട്ടയും മൂട്ടയും വീട്ടിലാകാ”
— English Translation:
Neither the ill-omened star Jyeshtha nor bedbugs should dwell inside the house. (Chronic discord, toxic presences, and pestilence must be kept far from the home.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കൂറ കപ്പലിൽ (മണപ്പാട്ടു-ബങ്കാളത്തിനു)പോയപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a cockroach hitching a ride on a sailing ship to Bengal. (Finding oneself on a grand, unintended voyage far beyond one's station, while remaining merely a helpless nuisance.)