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“ കാലാച്ചിയോടു കടം കൊണ്ടാൽ കാലായിൽവെച്ചും തടുക്കും”
English Translation:
Borrow from an unyielding Kalachi woman, and she will confront you right in the middle of the threshing floor. (Borrowing from a relentless, fierce creditor guarantees public humiliation anywhere, anytime.)

“ വേശ്യ മൂത്താൽ കുരങ്ങു”
English Translation:
When a courtesan grows old, she looks like an ape. (Superficial, cosmetic glamour and sensual allure fade rapidly, leaving behind an unadorned and hollow reality.)

“ വെണ്ണീറ്റിൽകിടന്ന നായെ (പട്ടിയെ) പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a dog that slept in the hearth ash. (Covered from head to tail in gray dust; appearing thoroughly disheveled, unkempt, and soiled.)