అడిగిన జీతం బియ్యని – సుమతి

Adigina jitam biyyani
midimelapu doranu golci midukuta kanten
vadigala eddula gattuka
madi dunnuka bratuka vaccu mahilo Sumati!

midimelapu=arrogant; midukuta=feel sorry.

Sumati, it is better to live in the world ploughing a paddy field with sturdy, fast moving bullocks than serve an arrogant master who doesn’t pay the wages asked and then feel sorry for it.
There are bosses who are arrogant and extract work from their workers. They don’t pay fair wages and pay in time. Self-employment like cultivation is better than low-paid jobs.