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“ ഏറെപറയുന്നവന്റെവായിൽരണ്ടുപണം (ഒരുപണംപിഴ)”
English Translation:
For the mouth that talks too much, a fine of two coins. (Those who speak incessantly will eventually blabber their way into trouble and pay a heavy penalty.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ശ്വാവിന്റെവാൽ പന്തീരാണ്ടു കുഴലിൽ ഇട്ടാലും എടുക്കുമ്പോൾ വളഞ്ഞിരിക്കും”
English Translation:
Even if a dog’s tail is kept inside an iron tube for twelve years, it emerges just as curved as before. (Inherent crookedness cannot be straightened; deeply ingrained vices and constitutional flaws resist every attempt at reform.)

“ നായ്ക്കു മീശവളർന്നാലുണ്ടൊ അമ്പട്ടനുകാര്യം”
English Translation:
If a dog sprouts whiskers, does it bring any trade to the barber? (Irrelevant occurrences and changes in base quarters create no practical benefit or concern for respectable society.)

“ നനെഞ്ഞ കിഴവി വന്നാൽ ഇരുന്ന വിറകിനു ചേതം”
English Translation:
If a drenched old woman arrives, the stored firewood is doomed. (A needy, distressed dependent arriving unexpectedly drains a household’s carefully hoarded reserves.)