The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 208

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Dread of Evil Deeds · Virtue

தீயவை செய்தார் கெடுதல் நிழல்தன்னை வீயாது அஇஉறைந் தற்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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தீயவை செய்தார் கெடுதல் நிழல்தன்னை வீயாது அஇஉறைந் தற்று.

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Man's shadow dogs his steps where'er he wends; Destruction thus on sinful deeds attends.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain