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Thirukkural 209

Chapter 21: தீவினையச்சம் (Dread of Evil Deeds) · Virtue

Kural 209

தன்னைத்தான் காதல னாயின் எனைத்தொன்றும்
துன்னற்க தீவினைப் பால்.

Thannaiththaan Kaadhala Naayin Enaiththondrum
Thunnarka Theevinaip Paal

Beware, if to thyself thyself is dear, Lest thou to aught that ranks as ill draw near

Meaning

If a man love himself, let him not commit any sin however small.

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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