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Kural 139

Kural 139 · The Possession of Decorum

ஒழுக்க முடையவர்க்கு ஒல்லாவே தீய வழுக்கியும் வாயாற் சொலல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

It cannot be that they who 'strict decorum's' law fulfil, E'en in forgetful mood, should utter words of ill.

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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