“ ഗൊത്രമറിഞ്ഞു പെണ്ണും പാത്രമറിഞ്ഞു ഭിക്ഷയും”
English Translation:
Choose a bride by knowing her lineage, and give alms by knowing the worthiness of the recipient. (Exercise discernment; alliances require examining family character, just as charity requires ensuring it goes to the deserving.)