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“ നെയ്യുംമോരും കൂട്ടിയതുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like mixing clarified butter and sour buttermilk together. (An unnatural, contradictory pairing of clashing elements that spoil one another.)

“ കുറുണിപ്പാല് കറന്നാലും കൂരയെ തിന്നുന്ന പശുവാകാ”
English Translation:
Even if a cow gives a bushel of milk, one that chews down the thatched roof cannot be kept. (Great talent or productivity is ruined if coupled with destructive, toxic habits.)

“ മട്ടുകുടിച്ചാൽ മട്ടനാകും”
English Translation:
Drink the bitter dregs, and you will become dull and sluggish. (Consuming low-grade, intoxicating filth corrupts the intellect and degrades character.)