குறள் 406
உளரென்னும் மாத்திரையர் அல்லால் பயவாக்
களரனையர் கல்லா தவர்.

Stanza 406
The ignorant are like saline soil:
They are there, but useless.

Meaning:
The unlearned are like barren land; all that can be said of them is that they exist.

Transliteration
Ularennum Maaththiraiyar Allaal Payavaak
Kalaranaiyar Kallaa Thavar