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“Malayalam Proverb:
പേടി അകം പുക്കാൽ കാടകംസ്ഥലം പൊരാ”
— English Translation:
Once fear enters the heart, even the depths of the wild forest offer insufficient room to hide. (When gripped by internal terror, no external sanctuary feels vast or safe enough.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പേടിക്കുകാടുദേശം പോരാ”
— English Translation:
For chronic cowardice, an entire country of forests is not large enough. (A fearful mind can never find a hiding place secure enough; the dread lives within, not in the terrain.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പേടിക്കുടലനു മീശ എന്തിനു”
— English Translation:
Why does a spineless coward need a bristling mustache? (An outward display of ferocious masculinity is laughable on someone utterly devoid of inner grit.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെണ്മൂലം പെരുവഴി”
— English Translation:
Cast onto the open road on account of a woman. (Bankruptcy and homelessness resulting from ruinous romantic entanglements or domestic misjudgment.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പേടും പിടിയും”
— English Translation:
A doe and a cow-elephant. (An odd, absurd mismatch; pairing two creatures of totally incompatible scale, temperament, and size.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെരിയോരു വന്നാൽ പൃഷ്ഠം കൊടുക്കണം”
— English Translation:
When elders or great persons arrive, offer your seat with deference. (Showing proper reverence and yielding space before those of superior wisdom and stature.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പേട്ടുമരത്തേലും തേനിരിക്കും”
— English Translation:
Even inside a barren, hollow tree, wild honey can be found. (Sweetness, virtue, and valuable surprises can dwell even within seemingly sterile and unpromising places.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെരിയോരോടു എളിയോൻ നടുപറയരുത്”
— English Translation:
A person of humble station should not presume to mediate between the great. (Do not interject yourself as an arbiter into conflicts between powerful forces where you have no standing.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പേട്ടു മുട്ടെക്കു പട്ടിണിയിടല്ല (പാടുകിടക്കല്ല)”
— English Translation:
Do not starve yourself brooding over an infertile egg. (Do not squander precious vitality and time nurturing an endeavor or bond that can never hatch into life.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെരുത്തലമട്ടൽ ചവിട്ടും പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like stepping on a dry, slippery coconut-frond stalk. (Slipping unexpectedly and taking a sudden, humiliating fall on a concealed hazard.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പേറ്റി ആകാഞ്ഞിട്ടു കുട്ടി പെണ്ണായി പോയി”
— English Translation:
Blaming the midwife's skill because the baby turned out to be a girl. (Absurdly scapegoating an innocent helper for an outcome determined entirely by nature or destiny.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെരുവഴി തൂവെക്കരമില്ല”
— English Translation:
The broad public highway carries no ferry fee. (Universal, open roads belong to everyone; basic shared rights are free from private tolls.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പൈക്കുമ്പോൾ പന്നിയിറച്ചി ഹലാൽ”
— English Translation:
When starving, even pork is halal. (Necessity knows no law; in dire extremity and life-or-death situations, strict taboos and rigid prohibitions are suspended.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെണ്ണുകെട്ടണമെങ്കിൽ പെരിക്കാലും പിടിക്കണം”
— English Translation:
If you wish to marry a bride, you must hold even the swollen foot of an invalid. (To secure a cherished alliance or goal, one must be prepared to swallow pride and show absolute humility.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പൂച്ചക്കു അറിവേറെവെക്കെണമൊ”
— English Translation:
Does a cat need lessons in cunning? (Natural hunters and born opportunists require no schooling in stealth or sly instincts.)

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— English Translation:
The rogue who swore undying loyalty to women and ended up drinking sour starch-water. (Blindly relying on fickle promises or seductive flattery leaves one empty-handed and humiliated.)