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Thirukkural 822

Chapter 83: கூடா நட்பு (Unreal Friendship) · Wealth

Kural 822

இனம்போன்று இனமல்லார் கேண்மை மகளிர்
மனம்போல வேறு படும்.

Inampondru Inamallaar Kenmai Makalir
Manampola Veru Patum

Friendship of those who seem our kin, but are not really kindWill change from hour to hour like woman's mind

Meaning

The friendship of those who seem to be friends while they are not, will change like the love of women.

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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