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Thirukkural 1079

Kural 1079

உடுப்பதூஉம் உண்பதூஉம் காணின் பிறர்மேல்
வடுக்காண வற்றாகும் கீழ்.

Utuppadhooum Unpadhooum Kaanin Pirarmel
Vatukkaana Vatraakum Keezh

If neighbours clothed and fed he see, the baseIs mighty man some hidden fault to trace

Meaning

The base will bring an evil (accusation) against others, as soon as he sees them (enjoying) good food.

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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