Non-Injuring
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piṟarkkiṉṉā muṟpakaṟ ceyyiṟ tamakkiṉṉā / piṟpakaṟ ṟāmē varum
“If, ere the noontide, you to others evil do, / Before the eventide will evil visit you.”
“If a man injureth his neighbour in the forenoon, evil will come to him in the afternoon of its own accord.”
If one causes pain to others in the first half of the day, suffering will return of its own accord in the second half.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பிறர்க்கு இன்னா முற்பகல் செய்யின்= துறந்தவர் பிறர்க்கு இன்னாதனவற்றை ஒருபகலது முற்கூற்றின்கட் செய்வாராயின்; தமக்கு இன்னா பிற்பகல் தாமே வரும்= தமக்கு இன்னாதன அதன் பிற்கூற்றின்கண் அவர் செய்யாமல் தாமே வரும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
If a person causes suffering to others in the morning, pain will inexorably return upon them by afternoon of its own accord.