The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 175

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Not Coveting · Virtue

அஃகி அகன்ற அறிவென்னாம் யார்மாட்டும் வெஃகி வெறிய செயின்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அஃகி அகன்ற அறிவென்னாம் யார்மாட்டும் வெஃகி வெறிய செயின்.

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What gain, though lore refined of amplest reach he learn, His acts towards all mankind if covetous desire to folly turn?

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain