Verse 202: Returning to old hurt

202. Returning to old hurt

ஆறிய புண்ணைத் தொடர்ந்து சொறிபவற்குமாறிய தோலே பகை

aariya punnaidh thodarndu soripavarkumaariya thole pakai

To one who keeps scratching a healed wound, the changed skin itself is the enemy.
Once a wound heals, skin covers it. To the hand that keeps going back, that skin is what stands in the way.