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இணர்எரி தோய்வன்ன இன்னா செயினும்
புணரின் வெகுளாமை நன்று.                                                   

Stanza:

It is better to curb one’s wrath
Even against blazing affront.

Meaning:

Though one commit things against you as painful (to bear) as if a bundle of fire had been thrust upon you, if it be possible not to be angry, it will be well.