The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 937

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Gambling · Wealth & public life

பழகிய செல்வமும் பண்பும் கெடுக்கும் கழகத்துக் காலை புகின்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பழகிய செல்வமும் பண்பும் கெடுக்கும் கழகத்துக் காலை புகின்.

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Ancestral wealth and noble fame to ruin haste, If men in gambler's halls their precious moments waste.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain