.Gopaalakrishna Bhaaratiyar expression.
Wow, two languages use two different expressions for that , one uses ear, other the eye - fascinating!!
I think it was pattinatthar phrase
காதற்ற ஊசியும் வாராது காண் கடைவழிக்கே” என்ற பட்டினத்தார்
St.Mathew
.And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God
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