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Kural 1070

Kural 1070 · The Dread of Mendicancy

கரப்பவர்க்கு யாங்கொளிக்கும் கொல்லோ இரப்பவர் சொல்லாடப் போஒம் உயிர்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

E'en as he asks, the shamefaced asker dies; Where shall his spirit hide who help denies?

G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.

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Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org

MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain

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