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DECODE · KURAL 205

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Dread of Evil Deeds · Virtue

இலன் என்று தீயவை செய்யற்க செய்யின் இலனாகும் மற்றும் பெயர்த்து.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இலன் என்று தீயவை செய்யற்க செய்யின் இலனாகும் மற்றும் பெயர்த்து.

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Make not thy poverty a plea for ill; Thy evil deeds will make thee poorer still.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain