Kural - 15

'Tis rain works all: it ruin spreads, then timely aid supplies;
As, in the happy days before, it bids the ruined rise

Explanation
Rain by its absence ruins men; and by its existence restores them to fortune.

Tamil Transliteration
Ketuppadhooum Kettaarkkuch Chaarvaaimar Raange
Etuppadhooum Ellaam Mazhai.