Not Stealing
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kaḷaviṉkaṭ kaṉṟiya kātal viḷaiviṉkaṇ / vīyā viḻuman tarum
“The lust inveterate of fraudful gain, / Yields as its fruit undying pain.”
“The thirst for plunder leadeth in its season to endless grief.”
Love deeply rooted in theft will, when it bears fruit, produce suffering that does not cease.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
களவின்கண் கன்றிய காதல்= பிறர்பொருளை வஞசித்துக் கோடற்கண்ணே மிக்கவேட்கை; விளைவின்கண் வீயா விழுமம் தரும்= அப்பொழுது இனிதுபோலத்தோன்றித் தான் பயன் கொடுக்கும்பொழுது தொலையாத இடும்பையைக் கொடுக்கும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
An intense obsession with taking another person's possessions may feel momentarily appealing, but when its full consequences ripen, it yields enduring and unending distress.