The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 161

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Not Envying · Virtue

ஒழுக்காறாக் கொள்க ஒருவன்தன் நெஞ்சத்து அழுக்காறு இலாத இயல்பு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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ஒழுக்காறாக் கொள்க ஒருவன்தன் நெஞ்சத்து அழுக்காறு இலாத இயல்பு.

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As 'strict decorum's' laws, that all men bind, Let each regard unenvying grace of mind.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain