Verse 1162: Suspicion causes damage

1162. Suspicion causes damage

பிளவுற்ற தோவென்றே பார்க்கும் மனமேபிளவுறுத்தும் கோடரிக் காம்பு

pilavutra thovendre paarkkum manamepilavuruthum kodarik kaambu

The mind that keeps asking, ‘Has it split?’ is itself the axe-handle that splits it.
An axe-handle is wood, kin to the tree it fells. Suspicion helps cause the very break it watches for.