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“ ഇരുന്നിരുന്നെകാദശിയും നോറ്റു, അറ്റമില്ലാത്ത ചാളയും പെട്ടു”
English Translation:
Endured the solemn Ekadashi fast with holy patience, only to catch an endless haul of cheap sardines. (Enduring great trials and devout self-denial, only to receive a reward completely ill-suited or trivial.)

“ എള്ളിലെവാരം മുതിരയിൽതീരും”
English Translation:
The profit gained on sesame is lost on horse gram. (What is gained in one petty venture is swallowed by loss in another; penny-wise and pound-foolish.)

“ ഉമി കുത്തി പുക കൊണ്ടു”
English Translation:
Pounding dry chaff only to end up choking on dust and smoke. (Toiling on a worthless task that produces no gain, only irritation and grief.)