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Thirukkural 139

Chapter 14: ஒழுக்கம் உடைமை (The Possession of Decorum) · Virtue

Kural 139

ஒழுக்க முடையவர்க்கு ஒல்லாவே தீய
வழுக்கியும் வாயாற் சொலல்.

Ozhukka Mutaiyavarkku Ollaave Theeya
Vazhukkiyum Vaayaar Solal

It cannot be that they who 'strict decorum's' law fulfil, E'en in forgetful mood, should utter words of ill

Meaning

Those who study propriety of conduct will not speak evil, even forgetfully.

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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