திருக்குறள்
இடும்பைக்கே கொள்கலம் கொல்லோ குடும்பத்தைக் குற்ற மறைப்பான் உடம்பு. Itumpaikke Kolkalam Kollo Kutumpaththaik Kutra Maraippaan Utampu
“Is not his frame a vase for woes Who from mishaps shields his house?”
Is not his body vase that various sorrows fill,Who would his household screen from every ill