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“ ഓടം മാടായ്ക്കു പോകുമ്പോൾ ഓലക്കെട്ടു വേറെ പോകേണമൊ”
English Translation:
When the ferryboat is already sailing to Madai, does a bundle of palm leaves need separate passage? (When a major conveyance is already bound for a destination, piggybacking small errands costs nothing.)

“ വരാനുള്ളതു വഴിയിൽതങ്ങുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will that which is destined to arrive ever get held up on the road? (What is fated cannot be stopped; destined events and consequences will reach you without fail.)

“ മുള്ളിന്മേൽ ഇലവീണാലും ഇലമേൽ മുളളുവീണാലും നാശം ഇലെക്കു”
English Translation:
Whether the leaf falls upon the thorn or the thorn falls upon the leaf, the injury is always to the leaf. (The fragile and defenseless always bear the damage when clashing with sharp, ruthless power, regardless of who initiated the contact.)