Who observes the fifth sin?

Drink not, lie not, steal not,
Kill not, covet not others’ wives,
Are acts against five sins, advocated.
Easy to observe the four.
Hard to observe is the last.
Insurmountable is the lust.
30.05.2001, Berhampur

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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