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“ വീട്ടിൽ ചോറുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ വിരുന്നും ചോറുമുണ്ടു (വിളിച്ചിട്ടും തരും)”
English Translation:
If you have plenty of rice at home, feasts and meals will be offered to you everywhere. (The cynical bias of the world: generosity and invitations are showered upon the rich who do not need them, while the destitute are ignored.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഊരാമാട്ടെചൊറിയാമ്പാനെ, അതുകേറിയാന്താമ്പാനെ”
English Translation:
The stinging vine on the public commons: brush against it, and you will cry for mercy. (Meddling with aggressive, trouble-seeking people in public brings swift and painful regret.)

“ പൂച്ചക്കെന്താ പൊന്നുരുക്കുന്നിടത്തു കാര്യം”
English Translation:
What business does a cat have where gold is being smelted? (Meddling in serious, high-stakes matters where one has neither relevance, understanding, nor purpose.)

“ ആരാന്റെ കുട്ടിയെ ആയിരം മുത്തിയാലും ഒന്നു പൊത്തിക്കൂടാ”
English Translation:
You may shower another’s child with a thousand kisses, but you can never shield or discipline them as your own. (Borrowed affection can never replace the legitimate rights and responsibilities of real parenthood.)