Verse 569: Restraint as the task
569. Restraint as the task
மிகின்கேடு என்றஞ்சி மிக்கஞ்சு வார்க்குமிகாமையே மிக்க தொழில்
mikinkedu endranji mikkanju vaarkkumikaamaiye mikka thozhil
For those who dread excess as ruin, the greatest work is this alone: not to exceed.
Restraint is usually counted as doing less. For these people, holding back is the work itself, and the only work that matters.