தினைத்துணையாங் குற்றம் வரினும் பனைத்துணையாக்
கொள்வர் பழிநாணு வார்.
Though small as millet-seed the fault men deem;As palm tree vast to those who fear disgrace 'twill seem
Those who fear guilt, if they commit a fault small as a millet seed, will consider it to be as large as a palmyra tree