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Thirukkural 819

Chapter 82: தீ நட்பு (Evil Friendship) · Wealth

Kural 819

கனவினும் இன்னாது மன்னோ வினைவேறு
சொல்வேறு பட்டார் தொடர்பு.

Kanavinum Innaadhu Manno Vinaiveru
Solveru Pattaar Thotarpu

E'en in a dream the intercourse is bitternessWith men whose deeds are other than their words profess

Meaning

The friendship of those whose actions do not agree with their words will distress (one) even in (one's) dreams.

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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