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Thirukkural 293

Kural 293

தன்நெஞ் சறிவது பொய்யற்க பொய்த்தபின்
தன்நெஞ்சே தன்னைச் சுடும்.

Thannenj Charivadhu Poiyarka Poiththapin
Thannenje Thannaich Chutum

Speak not a word which false thy own heart knowsSelf-kindled fire within the false one's spirit glows

Meaning

Let not a man knowingly tell a lie; for after he has told the lie, his mind will burn him (with the memory of his guilt).

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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