மனையாளை அஞ்சும் மறுமையி லாளன்
வினையாண்மை வீறெய்த லின்று.
No glory crowns e'en manly actions wroughtBy him who dreads his wife, nor gives the other world a thought
The undertaking of one, who fears his wife and is therefore destitute of (bliss), will never be applauded