The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 142

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Not coveting another"s Wife · Virtue

அறன்கடை நின்றாருள் எல்லாம் பிறன்கடை நின்றாரின் பேதையார் இல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அறன்கடை நின்றாருள் எல்லாம் பிறன்கடை நின்றாரின் பேதையார் இல்.

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No fools, of all that stand from virtue's pale shut out, Like those who longing lurk their neighbour's gate without.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain