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Kural 157

Kural 157 · The Possession of Patience, Forbearance

திறனல்ல தற்பிறர் செய்யினும் நோநொந்து அறனல்ல செய்யாமை நன்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

Though others work thee ill, thus shalt thou blessing reap; Grieve for their sin, thyself from vicious action keep!

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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