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Thirukkural 165

Chapter 17: அழுக்காறாமை (Not Envying) · Virtue

Kural 165

அழுக்காறு உடையார்க்கு அதுசாலும் ஒன்னார்
வழுக்காயும் கேடீன் பது.

Azhukkaaru Utaiyaarkku Adhusaalum Onnaar
Vazhukka�yum Keteen Padhu

Envy they have within! Enough to seat their fate!Though foemen fail, envy can ruin consummate

Meaning

To those who cherish envy that is enough Though free from enemies that (envy) will bring destruction.

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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