Virtue (அறத்துப்பால்) — Domestic Virtue (இல்லறவியல்) — Not coveting another's Wife (பிறனில் விழையாமை)

Kural 141:
பிறன்பொருளாள் பெட்டொழுகும் பேதைமை ஞாலத்து
அறம்பொருள் கண்டார்கண் இல்.
piranporuLaaL pettozhukum paedhaimai gnaalaththu
aRamporuL kaNtaarkaN il
English couplet:
Who laws of virtue and possession's rights have known,
Indulge no foolish love of her by right another's own
Explanation: The folly of desiring her who is the property of another will not be found in those who know (the attributes of) virtue and (the rights of) property

Kural 142:
அறன்கடை நின்றாருள் எல்லாம் பிறன்கடை
நின்றாரின் பேதையார் இல்.
aRan-kadai nindraaruL ellaam piran-kadai
nindraarin paedhaiyaar il
English couplet:
No fools, of all that stand from virtue's pale shut out,
Like those who longing lurk their neighbour's gate without
Explanation: Among all those who stand on the outside of virtue, there are no greater fools than those who stand outside their neighbour's door

Kural 143:
விளிந்தாரின் வேறல்லர் மன்ற தெளிந்தாரில்
தீமை புரிந்துதொழுகு வார்.
viLindhaarin vaeRallar mandra theLindhaaril
theemai purindhozhuku vaar
English couplet:
They're numbered with the dead, e'en while they live, -how otherwise?
With wife of sure confiding friend who evil things devise
Explanation: Certainly they are no better than dead men who desire evil towards the wife of those who undoubtingly confide in them

Kural 144:
எனைத்துணையர் ஆயினும் என்னாம் தினைத்துணையும்
தேரான் பிறனில் புகல்.
enaiththuNaiyar aayinum ennaam thinaiththuNaiyum
thaeraan piRanil pukal
English couplet:
How great soe'er they be, what gain have they of life,
Who, not a whit reflecting, seek a neighbour's wife
Explanation: However great one may be, what does it avail if, without at all considering his guilt, he goes unto the wife of another ?

Kural 145:
எளிதென இல்லிறப்பான் எய்துமெஞ் ஞான்றும்
விளியாது நிற்கும் பழி.
eLidhena illiRappaan eydhumenhj gnaandrum
viLiyaadhu niRkum pazhi
English couplet:
'Mere triflel' saying thus, invades the home, so he ensures
A gain of guilt that deathless aye endures
Explanation: He who thinks lightly of going into the wife of another acquires guilt that will abide with him imperishably and for ever

Kural 146:
பகைபாவம் அச்சம் பழியென நான்கும்
இகவாவாம் இல்லிறப்பான் கண்.
pakaipaavam achcham pazhiyena naankum
ikavaavaam illirappaan kaN
English couplet:
Who home ivades, from him pass nevermore,
Hatred and sin, fear, foul disgrace; these four
Explanation: Hatred, sin, fear, disgrace; these four will never leave him who goes in to his neighbour's wife

Kural 147:
அறனியலான் இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் பிறனியலாள்
பெண்மை நயவா தவன்.
aRaniyalaan ilvaazhvaan enpaan piRaniyalaaL
peNmai nayavaa thavan
English couplet:
Who sees the wife, another's own, with no desiring eye
In sure domestic bliss he dwelleth ever virtuously
Explanation: He who desires not the womanhood of her who should walk according to the will of another will be praised as a virtuous house-holder

Kural 148:
பிறன்மனை நோக்காத பேராண்மை சான்றோர்க்கு
அறனொன்றோ ஆன்ற வொழுக்கு.
piRanmanai noakkaadha paeraaNmai saandrorkku
aRanondroa aandra vozhukku
English couplet:
Manly excellence, that looks not on another's wife,
Is not virtue merely, 'tis full 'propriety' of life
Explanation: That noble manliness which looks not at the wife of another is the virtue and dignity of the great

Kural 149:
நலக்குரியார் யாரெனின் நாமநீர் வைப்பின்
பிறர்க்குரியாள் தோள்தோயா தார்.
nalakkuriyaar yaarenin naama-neer vaippin
piRarkkuriyaaL thoaLdhoayaa thaar
English couplet:
Who 're good indeed, on earth begirt by ocean's gruesome tide?
The men who touch not her that is another's bride.
Explanation: Is it asked, "who are those who shall obtain good in this world surrounded by the terror-producing sea ?" Those who touch not the shoulder of her who belongs to another.

Kural 150:
அறன்வரையான் அல்ல செயினும் பிறன்வரையாள்
பெண்மை நயவாமை நன்று.
aRanvaraiyaan alla seyinum piranvaraiyaaL
peNmai nayavaamai nandru
English couplet:
Though virtue's bounds he pass, and evil deeds hath wrought;
At least, 'tis good if neighbour's wife he covet not.
Explanation: Though a man perform no virtuous deeds and commit (every) vice, it will be well if he desire not the womanhood of her who is within the limit (of the house) of another.