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“ മൂക്കില്ലാ നാട്ടിൽ കസ്തൂരി എന്തിനു”
English Translation:
Why carry fragrant musk to a country where people have no noses? (Casting pearls before swine; offering sublime art, virtue, or treasures to those who completely lack the senses to appreciate them.)

“ അട്ടയ്ക്ക് കണ്ണുകൊടുത്താൽ ഉറിയിൽ കലംവെച്ചുകൂടാ”
English Translation:
If a leech were given eyes, one could never safely hang pots in the kitchen sling. (Empowering parasites or petty thieves makes daily life impossible.)

“ ആറുചാത്തം ഉണ്ടവനെ ആനത്തുടലിട്ടു പൂട്ടിയാലൂം നിൽക്കയില്ല”
English Translation:
A man who has feasted on six heavy memorial banquets cannot be restrained even with elephant chains. (Bodily necessity and the physical consequences of extreme overindulgence cannot be held back by force.)