நட்டார்க்கு நல்ல செயலின் விரைந்ததே
ஒட்டாரை ஒட்டிக் கொளல்.
Than kindly acts to friends more urgent thing to do, Is making foes to cling as friends attached to you
One should rather hasten to secure the alliance of the foes (of one's foes) than perform good offices to one's friends