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“ പരാന്നം പരമസങ്കടം”
English Translation:
Living off another’s food is the greatest sorrow. (Complete dependence upon the charity and handouts of others brings deep humiliation and misery.)

“ വിളമ്പുന്നോൻഅറിയാഞ്ഞാൽ ഉണ്ണുന്നോൻഅറിയണം”
English Translation:
If the one serving food lacks discretion, the one eating must know his own limit. (If a host or benefactor lacks judgment in giving, the recipient must have the self-control and dignity not to overindulge.)

“ പുഞ്ചപ്പാടത്തെ കുളം‌പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a deep pond in the middle of a wetland summer paddy field. (An indispensable reservoir of life and relief right in the heart of heavy toil.)