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The Dread of Mendicancy · Wealth & public life
ஆவிற்கு நீரென்று இரப்பினும் நாவிற்கு இரவின் இளிவந்த தில்.
Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition
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In Pope’s words
E'en if a draught of water for a cow you ask,
Nought's so distasteful to the tongue as beggar's task.G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain