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“ അമ്പലംവിഴുങ്ങിക്കു വാതിൽപലക പപ്പടം”
English Translation:
To one who swallows an entire temple, the wooden door panel is just a crisp pappadam. (For someone committing monumental theft or grave misdeeds, minor offenses are insignificant trifles.)

“ വാക്കുചേക്കിനെപോലെ, ചേലു ചൈത്താനെപോലെ”
English Translation:
Speech like a holy sage, but conduct like the devil. (Sanctimonious hypocrisy; wrapping deceit and vicious malice in sweet, pious words.)

“ ഊണിനു രാജാവ്, ഊഴിയത്തിനു ചച്ചാപിച്ചാ”
English Translation:
A king when it comes to dining, but clumsy and evasive when summoned for hard labor. (Always first to demand rights and luxuries, but lazy and incompetent when work must be done.)