The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 523

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Cherishing Kinsmen · Wealth & public life

அளவளா வில்லாதான் வாழ்க்கை குளவளாக் கோடின்றி நீர்நிறைந் தற்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அளவளா வில்லாதான் வாழ்க்கை குளவளாக் கோடின்றி நீர்நிறைந் தற்று.

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His joy of life who mingles not with kinsmen gathered round, Is lake where streams pour in, with no encircling bound.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain