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Thirukkural 782

Kural 782

நிறைநீர நீரவர் கேண்மை பிறைமதிப்
பின்னீர பேதையார் நட்பு.

Niraineera Neeravar Kenmai Piraimadhip
Pinneera Pedhaiyaar Natpu

Friendship with men fulfilled of good Waxes like the crescent moon; Friendship with men of foolish mood, Like the full orb, waneth soon

Meaning

The friendship of the wise waxes like the new moon; (but) that of fools wanes like the full moon.

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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