The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 501

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Selection and Confidence · Wealth & public life

அறம்பொருள் இன்பம் உயிரச்சம் நான்கின் திறந்தெரிந்து தேறப் படும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அறம்பொருள் இன்பம் உயிரச்சம் நான்கின் திறந்தெரிந்து தேறப் படும்.

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How treats he virtue, wealth and pleasure? How, when life's at stake, Comports himself? This four-fold test of man will full assurance make.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain