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“ നീട്ടിയോന്റെതലക്കു വടി”
English Translation:
The stick strikes the head of the one who stretched his neck out. (He who intrudes into other people’s affairs or sticks his neck out recklessly takes the brunt of the punishment.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പോത്തിന്റെചെവിട്ടിൽ കിന്നരം വായിക്കുന്നതു പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like playing a melodic lute in the ear of a water buffalo. (Casting pearls before swine; wasting sublime art, refined reason, or delicate counsel on an unfeeling boor.)

“ ഏറെവിളഞ്ഞാൽ വിത്തിനാകാ”
English Translation:
If allowed to over-ripen, it ceases to be viable seed. (Over-maturation spoils purpose; missing the optimal window renders an asset useless.)

“ നായ്ക്കു മീശവളർന്നാലുണ്ടൊ അമ്പട്ടനുകാര്യം”
English Translation:
If a dog sprouts whiskers, does it bring any trade to the barber? (Irrelevant occurrences and changes in base quarters create no practical benefit or concern for respectable society.)