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Kural 150

Kural 150 · Not coveting another"s Wife

அறன்வரையான் அல்ல செயினும் பிறன்வரையாள் பெண்மை நயவாமை நன்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

Though virtue's bounds he pass, and evil deeds hath wrought; At least, 'tis good if neighbour's wife he covet not.

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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