The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 812

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Evil Friendship · Wealth & public life

உறின்நட்டு அறின்ஙருஉம் ஒப்பிலார் கேண்மை பெறினும் இழப்பினும் என்?

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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உறின்நட்டு அறின்ஙருஉம் ஒப்பிலார் கேண்மை பெறினும் இழப்பினும் என்?

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What though you gain or lose friendship of men of alien heart, Who when you thrive are friends, and when you fail depart?

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain