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“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെട്ടിക്കു കള്ളപ്പണംവന്നാൽ കുഴിച്ചുമൂടുകെയുള്ളു”
— English Translation:
If a merchant acquires illicit wealth, he will only bury it in the dirt. (Ill-gotten gains bring paranoia, fear, and secrecy rather than open joy or fruitful investment.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെറുപ്രായത്തിൽ പഠിച്ചതു മറുരാജ്യത്തിലും തുണക്കും”
— English Translation:
What is learned in early childhood will sustain you even in a foreign land. (Foundational learning and skills acquired in youth remain a lifelong, portable asset.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെട്ടി അടിച്ചും ചേര കടിച്ചും ചത്തവരുണ്ടൊ”
— English Translation:
Has anyone ever died from a trader's slap or a rat snake's bite? (Toothless threats and mild reprimands cause no real harm; paper tigers need not be feared.)

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— English Translation:
Exceptionally clever at trivial odd jobs. (Adept at managing minor minutiae, but completely incapable of handling substantial, serious undertakings.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചൂണ്ടോന്നി ഇല്ലാത്തവൻ പെരുവിരലിനു കുറ്റംപറഞ്ഞാലൊ”
— English Translation:
Can a person who lacks an index finger blame his thumb for failing to point? (Blaming surrounding tools or companions for a failure caused entirely by one's own deficiencies.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെറുപ്പത്തിൽകട്ടാൽ ചെറുവിരൽ കൊത്തണം”
— English Translation:
If a child steals in youth, chop off the little finger. (Nip crime and misconduct in the bud through strict, timely discipline before it escalates into ruin.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെട്ടികെട്ടാൽ പട്ടുടുക്കും”
— English Translation:
When the merchant goes bankrupt, he dresses in fine silk. (A falling, desperate person putting on an exaggerated outward display of luxury to mask impending financial ruin.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെറുവിരൽ വിങ്ങിയാൽ പെരുവിരലോളം”
— English Translation:
Even if the little finger swells up, it can grow only as large as the thumb. (The puffed-up arrogance or artificial inflation of a petty person can never truly surpass the baseline of the great.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെട്ടിയാന്റെ കപ്പലിനു ദൈവംതുണ”
— English Translation:
God protects the merchant's ship. (High-risk commercial ventures ultimately depend upon fortune and providence to survive.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെല്ലാത്ത പൊന്നിനു വട്ടം ഇല്ല”
— English Translation:
Counterfeit gold has no exchange value. (What lacks intrinsic worth, integrity, or general acceptance cannot be relied upon as valid currency in life.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെത്തി, ചെത്തി ചെങ്ങളം കണ്ടു”
— English Translation:
Chipped and scraped continuously until the red bedrock was laid bare. (Persistent digging or over-scrutinizing down to the hard, unvarnished core of a matter.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെവിക്കു പിടിച്ചാൽ തലവരും”
— English Translation:
Seize the ear, and the entire head will follow. (Control the vital pressure point or core lever, and the whole person or system must comply.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെന്നറി, വന്നറി, കണ്ടറി, കേട്ടറി”
— English Translation:
Know by going, know by arriving, know by seeing, and know by hearing. (True wisdom is acquired through comprehensive, direct, and lived experience.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെല്ലം പെരുത്താൽ ചിതലരിക്കും”
— English Translation:
If treasure boxes multiply excessively, termites will devour them. (Hoarding wealth beyond manageable bounds invites neglect, pestilence, and rot.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെപ്പിടിക്കാരൻ അമ്പലംവിഴുങ്ങുമ്പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a street juggler swallowing an entire temple. (An astonishing, brazen act of deceit or an audacious sleight of hand.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചേട്ടെക്കു പിണക്കവും അട്ടക്കു കലക്കവും നല്ലിഷ്ടം”
— English Translation:
Misfortune delights in domestic discord, just as a leech thrives in stirred, muddy water. (Poverty and predatory parasites flourish best in environments of chaos, strife, and turmoil.)