செல்லான் கிழவன் இருப்பின் நிலம்புலந்து
இல்லாளின் ஊடி விடும்.
When master from the field aloof hath stood;Then land will sulk, like wife in angry mood
If the owner does not (personally) attend to his cultivation, his land will behave like an angry wife and yield him no pleasure