The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 782

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Friendship · Wealth & public life

நிறைநீர நீரவர் கேண்மை பிறைமதிப் பின்னீர பேதையார் நட்பு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நிறைநீர நீரவர் கேண்மை பிறைமதிப் பின்னீர பேதையார் நட்பு.

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Friendship with men fulfilled of good Waxes like the crescent moon; Friendship with men of foolish mood, Like the full orb, waneth soon.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain