The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 145

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Not coveting another"s Wife · Virtue

எளிதென இல்லிறப்பான் எய்துமெஞ் ஞான்றும் விளியாது நிற்கும் பழி.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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எளிதென இல்லிறப்பான் எய்துமெஞ் ஞான்றும் விளியாது நிற்கும் பழி.

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'Mere triflel' saying thus, invades the home, so he ensures. A gain of guilt that deathless aye endures.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain