أَرْعَى الْجَارَ وَلَوْ جَارَ
I respect the neighbour even if he acts unjustly.
The speaker declares that he honours a neighbour even if that neighbour acts unjustly. The clause wa-law jāra raises the ethical standard, presenting an image of patience under provocation.
Yet this is first-person self-report, not a witnessed test of neighbourly conduct. The polished wording tells us how the speaker wishes to be seen. Narrative judgment requires attention to later actions and independent corroboration rather than assuming every well-formed moral claim is established fact.