The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 871

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Knowing the Quality of Hate · Wealth & public life

பகைஎன்னும் பண்பி லதனை ஒருவன் நகையேயும் வேண்டற்பாற்று அன்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பகைஎன்னும் பண்பி லதனை ஒருவன் நகையேயும் வேண்டற்பாற்று அன்று.

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For Hate, that ill-conditioned thing not e'en in jest. Let any evil longing rule your breast.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain