நிலத்தியல்பால் நீர்திரிந் தற்றாகும் மாந்தர்க்கு
இனத்தியல்ப தாகும் அறிவு.
The waters' virtues change with soil through which they flow;As man's companionship so will his wisdom show
As water changes (its nature), from the nature of the soil (in which it flows), so will the character of men resemble that of their associates