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“ ഈരെടുപ്പാൻ പേൻകൂലി”
English Translation:
Demanding lice as wages for picking out nits. (Performing worthless, trivial labor only to demand an equally useless or obnoxious reward.)

“ ഒന്നു കൊടുത്താൽ ഇരട്ടിക്കും ഇക്കാലം”
English Translation:
Give one today, and it will return doubled in these times. (Karma and consequences rebound swiftly; whatever blow or deed you offer returns twofold.)

“ എണ്ണകാണുമ്പോൾ പുണ്ണുനാറും”
English Translation:
At the mere sight of medicinal oil, the ulcer begins to reek. (Malingering and exaggerating distress the moment treatment or effort is required.)