குணம்நாடிக் குற்றமும் நாடி அவற்றுள் மிகைநாடி மிக்க கொளல்.

Kunamnaatik Kutramum Naati Avatrul Mikainaati Mikka Kolal

Let (a king) consider (a man's) good qualities, as well as his faults, and then judge (of his character) by that which prevails