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“ അടിസ്ഥാനമുറച്ചെ ആരൂഢമുറയ്‌ക്കൂ”
English Translation:
Only when the foundation is firm can the superstructure stand strong. (A solid foundation is essential for any enduring achievement.)

“ നെല്ല പൊലുവിനു കൊടുത്തെടത്തുനിന്നു അരി വായ്പവാങ്ങല്ല”
English Translation:
Do not borrow husked rice from the very house where you once bestowed grain as a harvest bounty. (Never demean yourself by begging for loans from former dependents or households where you once acted as a generous benefactor.)

“ മകൻചത്തിട്ടെങ്കിലും മരുമകളുടെദുഃഖം കാണണമെന്നോ”
English Translation:
Would you wish your own son dead just to revel in the daughter-in-law’s grief? (Spite so blinding and self-destructive that one invites catastrophe into one’s own home merely to see an adversary suffer.)