Kural - 1039

When master from the field aloof hath stood;
Then land will sulk, like wife in angry mood

Explanation
If the owner does not (personally) attend to his cultivation, his land will behave like an angry wife and yield him no pleasure.

Tamil Transliteration
Sellaan Kizhavan Iruppin Nilampulandhu
Illaalin Ooti Vitum.