The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 854

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Hostility · Wealth & public life

இன்பத்துள் இன்பம் பயக்கும் இகலென்னும் துன்பத்துள் துன்பங் கெடின்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இன்பத்துள் இன்பம் பயக்கும் இகலென்னும் துன்பத்துள் துன்பங் கெடின்.

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Joy of joys abundant grows, When malice dies that woe of woes.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain