The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1061

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The Dread of Mendicancy · Wealth & public life

கரவாது உவந்தீயும் கண்ணன்னார் கண்ணும் இரவாமை கோடி உறும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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கரவாது உவந்தீயும் கண்ணன்னார் கண்ணும் இரவாமை கோடி உறும்.

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Ten million-fold 'tis greater gain, asking no alms to live, Even from those, like eyes in worth, who nought concealing gladly give.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain