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Thirukkural 127

Chapter 13: அடக்கம் உடைமை (The Possession of Self-restraint) · Virtue

Kural 127

யாகாவா ராயினும் நாகாக்க காவாக்கால்
சோகாப்பர் சொல்லிழுக்குப் பட்டு.

Yaakaavaa Raayinum Naakaakka Kaavaakkaal
Sokaappar Sollizhukkup Pattu

Whate'er they fail to guard, o'er lips men guard should keep; If not, through fault of tongue, they bitter tears shall weep

Meaning

Whatever besides you leave unguarded, guard your tongue; otherwise errors of speech and the consequent misery will ensue.

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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