Verse 230: What effort costs

230. What effort costs

தேய்ந்தகல் தேய்வின் அளவறியார் தேய்த்தவன்தேய்ந்தகையே சொல்லும் செலவு

theyndakal theyvin alavariyaar theythavantheyndakaiye sollum selavu

People cannot tell how far a worn stone has worn away; only the worn hand of the man who wore it tells what was spent.