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Thirukkural 189

Chapter 19: புறங்கூறாமை (Not Backbiting) · Virtue

Kural 189

அறன்நோக்கி ஆற்றுங்கொல் வையம் புறன்நோக்கிப்
புன்சொல் உரைப்பான் பொறை.

Arannokki Aatrungol Vaiyam Purannokkip
Punsol Uraippaan Porai

'Tis charity, I ween, that makes the earth sustain their loadWho, neighbours' absence watching, tales or slander tell abroad

Meaning

The world through charity supports the weight of those who reproach others observing their absence.

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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