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“ തേവിയാൻ കടിച്ചാലും അന്തിക്കത്തെ ചോറുമുട്ടും”
English Translation:
Even if only a harmless water snake bites, the evening meal is ruined. (Even an innocuous fright or trivial alarm creates enough domestic commotion and taboo to derail daily life.)

“ ആരുമില്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ പട്ടർ; ഏതുമില്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ താ�”
English Translation:
When there is no one else, turn to the priest; when all else fails, depend solely on yourself. (When every external prop and alternative collapses, self-reliance is the only answer.)

“ വിഷഹാരിയെ കണ്ട പാമ്പിനെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a venomous serpent catching sight of the snake charmer. (Subdued into paralyzed submission; trembling and completely powerless before one’s master or natural subduer.)