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Thirukkural 821

Chapter 83: கூடா நட்பு (Unreal Friendship) · Wealth

Kural 821

சீரிடம் காணின் எறிதற்குப் பட்டடை
நேரா நிரந்தவர் நட்பு.

Seeritam Kaanin Eridharkup Pattatai
Neraa Nirandhavar Natpu

Anvil where thou shalt smitten be, when men occasion find, Is friendship's form without consenting mind

Meaning

The friendship of those who behave like friends without inward affection is a weapon that may be thrown when a favourable opportunity presents itself.

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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