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“ ആട്ടികൊണ്ടുപോകുമ്പോൾ പിണ്ണാക്കു കൊടുക്കാത്തവൻ വീട്ടിൽ ചെന്നാൽ എണ്ണകൊടുക്കുമോ”
English Translation:
Will the man who refused you oil cake while pressing oil ever give you pure oil when you visit his home? (Someone who refuses to part with worthless scraps during a windfall will never share real wealth later.)

“ കരിവാടു ചുട്ടു നായെ തല്ലിയപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like roasting fragrant dried fish and then thrashing the dog for coming near. (Enticing someone with irresistible temptation and then cruelly punishing them for an instinctive response.)

“ മുണ്ടകൻ വെച്ചിട്ടു മൂലയിലൊളിച്ചു”
English Translation:
Planted the winter crop, and then went and hid in a dark corner. (Starting an ambitious venture only to abandon it to neglect out of fear or indolence.)