1233. Friendship changes shape

கரைமாறும் ஆறும் கடலை விடாதுவரைமாறும் நட்பின் வழி

karaimaarum aarum kadalai vidaadhuvaraimaarum nadpin vazhi

Even a river that shifts its banks does not leave the sea; nor does friendship that shifts its bounds.

1234. When support withdraws

தோளொடு தோள்கொடுத்தார் தோற்பது தம்முடையதோளை மடக்கிய நாள்

tholodu tholkoduthaar thorpadhu thammudaiyatholai madakkiya naal

For those who stand shoulder to shoulder, defeat is the day their own shoulder is drawn back.

1235. Sorrow after leaving

கொடிபோன பின்னும் கொழுகொம்பு நிற்கும்படிநிற்கும் நெஞ்சிற் படர்

kodipona pinnum kozhukombu nirkumpadinirkum nenjir padar

Even after the vine has gone, the pole it climbed still stands; so sorrow stands on in the heart.

The Tamil word for this sorrow, padar, also means a creeper’s spreading.