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Kural 1031
உழவு
Farming
சுழன்றும்ஏர்ப் பின்னது உலகம் அதனால்
உழந்தும் உழவே தலை.
Suzhandrumerp Pinnadhu Ulakam Adhanaal / Uzhandhum Uzhave Thalai
English
Farming though hard is foremost trade Men ply at will but ploughmen lead
— Howe'er they roam, the world must follow still the plougher's team;Though toilsome, culture of the ground as noblest toil esteem
Agriculture, though laborious, is the most excellent (form of labour); for people, though they go about (in search of various employments), have at last to resort to the farmer