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“ മരുന്നും വിരുന്നും മൂന്നുനാൾ”
English Translation:
Both medicine and guest hospitality last for three days. (Both medicinal courses and guest stays have an optimal, brief duration; overstaying beyond three days breeds weariness and friction.)

“ ഈ അരിയുടെ ചോറാകാ”
English Translation:
This grain will never yield good cooked rice. (This person, raw material, or enterprise is fundamentally defective and will never produce the intended result.)

“ 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.)