SEARCH FOR FOOD AND LIVING
Chapter 16

If the hawks too fly for roof to roof race,
Amongst the birds of prey they find no place.
For a hunt of few wings and a bit flesh,
It is better to die in aerey’s mesh.¹

1.         Ae’ry (air’ie) ey’rie or eyry = aerie Eagle’s nest (Kunarn in Persian), there are three pronunciations of aery.

Underlying thought:-

It is below one’s dignity to knock door to door for help.
Nigreedan or nigrcestan (inf.); to see, keep an eye;