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Penance · Virtue
சுடச்சுடரும் பொன்போல் ஒளிவிடும் துன்பஞ் சுடச்சுட நோற்கிற் பவர்க்கு.
Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition
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In Pope’s words
The hotter glows the fining fire, the gold the brighter shines;
The pain of penitence, like fire, the soul of man refines.G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain