இளைதாக முள்மரம் கொல்க களையுநர்
கைகொல்லும் காழ்த்த இடத்து.
Destroy the thorn, while tender point can work thee no offence;Matured by time, 'twill pierce the hand that plucks it thence
A thorny tree should be felled while young, (for) when it is grown it will destroy the hand of the feller