The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1054

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Mendicancy · Wealth & public life

இரத்தலும் ஈதலே போலும் கரத்தல் கனவிலும் தேற்றாதார் மாட்டு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இரத்தலும் ஈதலே போலும் கரத்தல் கனவிலும் தேற்றாதார் மாட்டு.

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Like giving alms, may even asking pleasant seem, From men who of denial never even dream.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain