The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 412

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Hearing · Wealth & public life

செவுக்குண வில்லாத போழ்து சிறிது வயிற்றுக்கும் ஈயப் படும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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செவுக்குண வில்லாத போழ்து சிறிது வயிற்றுக்கும் ஈயப் படும்.

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When 'tis no longer time the listening ear to feed With trifling dole of food supply the body's need.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain