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“ കടുചോരുന്നതു കാണും: ആന ചോരുന്നതു കാണുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
Noticing a tiny mustard seed leaking through, yet blind to an entire elephant slipping out. (Straining at a gnat while swallowing a camel; fretting over petty leaks while oblivious to monumental blunders.)

“ പൊന്നുവെക്കേണ്ടയെടത്തു പൂവെങ്കിലുംവെക്കണം”
English Translation:
Where gold ought to be offered, place at least a flower. (If you cannot afford an ideal, costly tribute, at least offer a humble token of sincere respect.)

“ ജളനെ വളരെ ആശ്രയിക്ക, ജന്മിയെ കൈവിടാതെയും ഇരിക്ക”
English Translation:
Rely cautiously upon the simpleton, while taking care never to sever ties with the landed lord. (Prudent worldly management: handle unpredictable folk with care while keeping your lifeline to substantial authority intact.)