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Thirukkural 292

Kural 292

பொய்மையும் வாய்மை யிடத்த புரைதீர்ந்த
நன்மை பயக்கும் எனின்.

Poimaiyum Vaaimai Yitaththa Puraidheerndha
Nanmai Payakkum Enin

Falsehood may take the place of truthful word, If blessing, free from fault, it can afford

Meaning

Even falsehood has the nature of truth, if it confer a benefit that is free from fault.

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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