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The Cruel Sceptre · Wealth & public life
மன்னர்க்கு மன்னுதல் செங்கோன்மை அஃதின்றேல் மன்னாவாம் மன்னர்க் கொளி.
Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition
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In Pope’s words
To rulers' rule stability is sceptre right;
When this is not, quenched is the rulers' light.G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain