The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 488

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Knowing the fitting Time · Wealth & public life

செறுநரைக் காணின் சுமக்க இறுவரை காணின் கிழக்காம் தலை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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செறுநரைக் காணின் சுமக்க இறுவரை காணின் கிழக்காம் தலை.

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If foes' detested form they see, with patience let them bear; When fateful hour at last they spy,- the head lies there.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain