பிறன்மனை நோக்காத பேராண்மை சான்றோர்க்கு
அறனொன்றோ ஆன்ற வொழுக்கு.
Manly excellence, that looks not on another's wife,Is not virtue merely, 'tis full 'propriety' of life
That noble manliness which looks not at the wife of another is the virtue and dignity of the great