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“Malayalam Proverb:
പകൽ വിളക്കെന്നപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like lighting a lamp at high noon. (Utterly superfluous and redundant; providing minor aid where boundless abundance already exists.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നേരുപറഞ്ഞാൽ നേരത്തെപോകാം”
— English Translation:
If you speak the truth, you can depart early. (Telling the truth cuts through complications and resolves matters swiftly, whereas deceit only drags out trouble.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പക്ഷിക്കു കൂടു, മക്കൾക്കു അമ്മ”
— English Translation:
A nest for the fledgling bird, a mother for the children. (The irreplaceable sanctuary of tender nurture and parental shelter essential for survival.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നൊന്തകണ്ണീലെ കുന്തം ചാടു”
— English Translation:
The spear always strikes the hurting eye. (Misfortune always lands where one is already vulnerable; adding injury to an existing wound.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പക്ഷിക്കാകാശം ബലം, മത്സ്യത്തിനു വെള്ളം ബലം”
— English Translation:
The sky is the bird's strength, and water is the fish's strength. (Every creature or individual flourishes and wields true power only within their own natural element.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നൊന്തവൻ അന്തംപറയും”
— English Translation:
He who is hurting will cry out in desperation. (A person in severe agony or facing grave injustice speaks plainly and without restraint, casting aside social decorum.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പക്ഷിയെ പിടിക്കാൻ മരം മുറിക്കുമ്പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like felling an entire tree just to catch a perching bird. (Wildly disproportionate, self-defeating methods; destroying a valuable asset to secure an elusive, petty prize.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നോക്കാത്ത രാജാവിനെ തൊഴാറുണ്ടൊ”
— English Translation:
Does anyone bow down to a king who does not care for his subjects? (Loyalty and reverence cannot be demanded by a ruler who completely neglects the welfare of his people.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പച്ചമാങ്ങ പാൽകഞ്ഞിക്കാകാ”
— English Translation:
Raw sour mango does not go with milk porridge. (Clashing and incompatible pairings that only curdle and ruin each other.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നോക്കാൻ കൊടുത്ത പണത്തിനു വെള്ളിയാഴചകുറ്റം”
— English Translation:
Blaming Friday for the disappearance of money entrusted for safekeeping. (Making superstitious, flimsy excuses when entrusted funds vanish through embezzlement or neglect.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പച്ചനെല്ലിനു പറയന്റെ അവിടയും വേലചെയ്യാം”
— English Translation:
For fresh green paddy, one would even labor on the outcaste's plot. (When the wage is immediate, wholesome sustenance, false caste pride and social pretensions are quickly set aside.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നോക്കിനടക്കുന്ന വള്ളി കാൽക്കുതടഞ്ഞു”
— English Translation:
The very medicinal creeper one was searching for snagged against one's own foot. (Serendipity; stumbling upon the very solution close at hand that was sought with great effort far away.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പച്ചിരുമ്പിടിച്ചാൽ പരക്കുമൊ”
— English Translation:
If you hammer cold raw iron, will it spread out? (Brute force without the heat of preparation or passion fails to shape rigid, stubborn material.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പകരാതെ നിറച്ചാൽ കോരാതെ ഒഴിയും”
— English Translation:
If filled without careful measuring, it drains away without being scooped. (Wealth accumulated recklessly without proper accounting slips away unnoticed.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പച്ചിലയും കത്രികയുംപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a green leaf and a pair of shears. (An inherently unequal, predatory relationship where one party exists only to cut and the other can only be severed.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പകലരിക്കു കിട്ടാത്തതാ രാത്രിയിൽ നെല്ലിനു”
— English Translation:
What could not be secured for milled rice by day, seeking paddy for it at night? (Failing under the most favorable circumstances makes it foolish to expect success under far worse conditions.)