தொடிப்புழுதி கஃசா உணக்கின் பிடித்தெருவும்
வேண்டாது சாலப் படும்.
Reduce your soil to that dry state, When ounce is quarter-ounce's weight;Without one handful of manure, Abundant crops you thus secure
If the land is dried so as to reduce one ounce of earth to a quarter, it will grow plentifully even without a handful of manure