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Thirukkural 797

Chapter 80: நட்பாராய்தல் (Investigation in forming Friendships) · Wealth

Kural 797

ஊதியம் என்பது ஒருவற்குப் பேதையார்
கேண்மை ஒரீஇ விடல்.

Oodhiyam Enpadhu Oruvarkup Pedhaiyaar
Kenmai Oreei Vital

'Tis gain to any man, the sages say, Friendship of fools to put away

Meaning

It is indead a gain for one to renounce the friendship of fools.

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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