Not Stealing
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aḷaviṉka ṇiṉṟoḻuka lāṟṟār kaḷaviṉkaṭ / kaṉṟiya kāta lavar
“They cannot walk restrained in wisdom's measured bound, / In whom inveterate lust of fraudful gain is found.”
“The man who thirsteth after plunder cannot weigh things aright: nor can he walk in the way of righteousness.”
Those whose desire is deeply fixed on theft cannot live by the measured discernment of soul, moral consequence, and liberation.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அளவின்கண் நின்று ஒழுகல் ஆற்றார்- உயிர் முதலியவற்றை அளத்தலாகிய நெறியின்கண் நின்று அதற்கு ஏற்ப ஒழுகமாட்டார்; களவின்கண் கன்றிய காதலவர்= களவின்கண்ணே மிக் வேட்கையை உடையார்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Those whose minds are intensely fixated on wrongful gain are entirely unable to live within the measured bounds of ethical discernment and moral justice.