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“ രാവു വീണ കുഴിയിൽ പകൽ വീഴുമൊ?”
English Translation:
Will one fall by broad daylight into the very pit one fell into at night? (A prudent person learns from painful blunders and does not repeat an error once the hazard is clearly visible.)

“ നി(നെ)ടുമ്പനപോയാൽ കുറുമ്പന നെടുമ്പന”
English Translation:
When the tall palmyra palm falls, the stunted palm becomes the tallest tree in the grove. (When eminent leaders and giants depart, second-rate figures rise by default to claim the highest posts.)

“ ചുണ്ടണങ്ങാകൊടുത്തു വഴുതിനങ്ങാവാങ്ങൊല്ല”
English Translation:
Do not part with hardy wild berries just to purchase fragile eggplants. (Do not exchange a dependable, low-maintenance asset for a fragile, troublesome commodity.)