Enaiththaanam engnjaan rum yaarmaatum neer ozhukku
Vinaith thaan verukkai veri.
However small, whenever, toward whomever — the flaw of coveting another's wife, when examined, reveals itself fully.
எவ்வளவு சிறியதாகினும், எப்போதாகினும், யாரிடமாகினும் — பிறன் மனைவியை விரும்பும் குற்றம் ஆராய்ந்தால் வெளிப்படும்.
No covetous thought about another's wife is too small to matter. Any such thought, however fleeting, directed at whoever, whenever — when examined clearly, reveals its complete wrongness. Valluvar allows no exceptions or minimizations.