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Thirukkural 848

Chapter 85: புல்லறிவாண்மை (Ignorance) · Wealth

Kural 848

ஏவவும் செய்கலான் தான்தேறான் அவ்வுயிர்
போஒம் அளவுமோர் நோய்.

Evavum Seykalaan Thaandheraan Avvuyir
Poom Alavumor Noi

Advised, he heeds not; of himself knows nothing wise; This man's whole life is all one plague until he dies

The English verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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