The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 607

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Unsluggishness · Wealth & public life

இடிபுரிந்து எள்ளுஞ் சொல் கேட்பர் மடிபுரிந்து மாண்ட உஞற்றி லவர்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இடிபுரிந்து எள்ளுஞ் சொல் கேட்பர் மடிபுரிந்து மாண்ட உஞற்றி லவர்.

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Who hug their sloth, nor noble works attempt, Shall bear reproofs and words of just contempt.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain