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Thirukkural 172

Chapter 18: வெஃகாமை (Not Coveting) · Virtue

Kural 172

படுபயன் வெஃகிப் பழிப்படுவ செய்யார்
நடுவன்மை நாணு பவர்.

Patupayan Veqkip Pazhippatuva Seyyaar
Natuvanmai Naanu Pavar

Through lust of gain, no deeds that retribution bring, Do they, who shrink with shame from every unjust thing

Meaning

Those who blush at the want of equity will not commit disgraceful acts through desire of the profit that may be gained.

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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