Not Stealing
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eḷḷāmai vēṇṭuvā ṉeṉpā ṉeṉaittoṉṟuṅ / kaḷḷāmai kākkataṉ ṉeñcu
“Who seeks heaven's joys, from impious levity secure, / Let him from every fraud preserve his spirit pure.”
“Whoso wanteth not to be held in contempt, let him guard himself against every thought of fraud.”
One who wants to be respected as sincerely seeking liberation must guard the mind from intending to take anything through deceit.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
எள்ளாமை வேண்டுவான் என்பான்= வீட்டினை இகழாது விரும்புவான் இவன் என்று தவத்தோரான் நன்கு மதிக்கப்படுவான்; எனைத்தொன்றும் கள்ளாமை தன் நெஞ்சு காக்க= யாதொரு பொருளையும் பிறரை வஞ்சித்துக் கொள்ளக் கருதாவகை தன் நெஞ்சினைக் காக்க.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
A person who wishes to be esteemed as truly aspiring for the highest moral life must strictly guard their conscious mind from ever planning to acquire anything by deceiving another.