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DECODE · KURAL 141

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Not coveting another"s Wife · Virtue

பிறன்பொருளாள் பெட்டொழுகும் பேதைமை ஞாலத்து அறம்பொருள் கண்டார்கண் இல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பிறன்பொருளாள் பெட்டொழுகும் பேதைமை ஞாலத்து அறம்பொருள் கண்டார்கண் இல்.

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Who laws of virtue and possession's rights have known, Indulge no foolish love of her by right another's own.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain