The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 663

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Power in Action · Wealth & public life

கடைக்கொட்கச் செய்தக்க தாண்மை இடைக்கொட்கின் எற்றா விழுமந் தரும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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கடைக்கொட்கச் செய்தக்க தாண்மை இடைக்கொட்கின் எற்றா விழுமந் தரும்.

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Man's fitting work is known but by success achieved; In midst the plan revealed brings ruin ne'er to be retrieved.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain