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Thirukkural 506

Chapter 51: தெரிந்து தெளிதல் (Selection and Confidence) · Wealth

Kural 506

அற்றாரைத் தேறுதல் ஓம்புக மற்றவர்
பற்றிலர் நாணார் பழி.

Atraaraith Therudhal Ompuka Matravar
Patrilar Naanaar Pazhi

Beware of trusting men who have no kith of kin; No bonds restrain such men, no shame deters from sin

Meaning

Let (a king) avoid choosing men who have no relations; such men have no attachment, and thereforehave no fear of crime.

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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