The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 938

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Gambling · Wealth & public life

பொருள் கெடுத்துப் பொய்மேற் கொளீஇ அருள்கெடுத்து அல்லல் உழப்பிக்கும் சூது.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பொருள் கெடுத்துப் பொய்மேற் கொளீஇ அருள்கெடுத்து அல்லல் உழப்பிக்கும் சூது.

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Gambling wastes wealth, to falsehood bends the soul: it drives away All grace, and leaves the man to utter misery a prey.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain