குறள் 889 · Enmity within 9/10

எட்பக வன்ன சிறுமைத்தே ஆயினும்
உட்பகை உள்ளதாங் கேடு.

Though slight as shred of 'seasame' seed it be,Destruction lurks in hidden enmity

Although internal hatred be as small as the fragment of the sesamum (seed), still does destruction dwell in it