Verse 934: Before positions set

934. Before positions set

குழைந்த களிமண் வனையலாம் சுட்டுடைத்தஓட்டை வனைவ தரிது

kuzhainda kaliman vanaiyalaam suttudaithaottai vanaiva tharidhu

Kneaded clay, soft and yielding, can be shaped; a shard of a pot fired and then broken is hard to shape.
Firing hardens clay for good; the pieces of a fired pot that breaks no longer yield to the hands as fresh clay does.