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“ ചീഞ്ഞകഞ്ഞിക്കു ഒടിഞ്ഞ ചട്ടകം”
English Translation:
For spoiled porridge, a broken wooden ladle. (Matching a worthless, damaged item with another equally useless tool; a fitting pair of dross.)

“ സമ്പത്തുവർദ്ധിച്ചുവന്നാൽ പുനരുടൻ ഡംഭത്തിൽമുങ്ങാത്തപുരുഷനാരെടാ”
English Translation:
When riches swell, where is the man who does not immediately drown in haughty conceit? (The insidious intoxication of sudden wealth; rare indeed is the individual whose humility and grace survive rapid prosperity.)

“ തവള തുടിച്ചാൽ വെള്ളം പൊങ്ങുമോ”
English Translation:
Will the water level rise just because a frog thrashes about? (The frantic agitation or self-importance of an insignificant weakling has zero impact on the larger world.)