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“ മീൻകണ്ടം വേണ്ടാത്ത പൂച്ച ഉണ്ടോ”
English Translation:
Is there any cat that refuses a slice of fish? (Opportunistic self-interest; nobody declines a prize or temptation that is perfectly suited to their appetites.)

“ പറുങ്കിക്കുനന്നു, ലന്തെക്കു നഞ്ചു”
English Translation:
Nectar to the Portuguese, but lethal poison to the Dutch. (One man’s meat is another man’s poison; what benefits one party brings ruin to their rival.)

“ തല്ലുകൊള്ളുവാൻ ചെണ്ട, പണം വാങ്ങുവാൻ മാരാർ”
English Translation:
The drum takes all the blows, while the drummer collects all the money. (The working laborer absorbs all the bruising toil, while the master pockets all the profit and praise.)