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Thirukkural 700

Chapter 70: மன்னரைச் சேர்ந்து ஒழுகல் (Conduct in the Presence of the King) · Wealth

Kural 700

பழையம் எனக்கருதிப் பண்பல்ல செய்யும்
கெழுதகைமை கேடு தரும்.

Pazhaiyam Enakkarudhip Panpalla Seyyum
Kezhudhakaimai Ketu Tharum

Who think 'We're ancient friends' and do unseemly things; To these familiarity sure ruin brings

Meaning

The (foolish) claim with which a minister does unbecoming acts because of his (long) familiarity (with the king) will ensure his ruin.

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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