Verse 240: Calling fear wisdom
240. Calling fear wisdom
அஞ்சி யடங்குவான் சொல்லும் அறிவென்னும்பஞ்சணையில் தூங்கும் புலி
anji yadanguvaan sollum arivennumpanjanaiyil thoongum puli
The man who shrinks back in fear talks of wisdom; that wisdom is a soft cotton mattress, and on it a tiger lies asleep.
The tiger is the man himself, or the strength in him, asleep on the comfort of calling his fear wisdom.