The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 818

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Evil Friendship · Wealth & public life

ஒல்லும் கருமம் உடற்று பவர்கேண்மை சொல்லாடார் சோர விடல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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ஒல்லும் கருமம் உடற்று பவர்கேண்மை சொல்லாடார் சோர விடல்.

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Those men who make a grievous toil of what they do On your behalf, their friendship silently eschew.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain