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DECODE · KURAL 147

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Not coveting another"s Wife · Virtue

அறனியலான் இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் பிறனியலாள் பெண்மை நயவா தவன்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அறனியலான் இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் பிறனியலாள் பெண்மை நயவா தவன்.

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Who sees the wife, another's own, with no desiring eye In sure domestic bliss he dwelleth ever virtuously.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain