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Thirukkural 1074

Kural 1074

அகப்பட்டி ஆவாரைக் காணின் அவரின்
மிகப்பட்டுச் செம்மாக்கும் கீழ்.

Akappatti Aavaaraik Kaanin Avarin
Mikappattuch Chemmaakkum Keezh

When base men those behold of conduct vile, They straight surpass them, and exulting smile

Meaning

The base feels proud when he sees persons whose acts meaner than his own.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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