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Thirukkural 864

Chapter 87: பகை மாட்சி (The Might of Hatred) · Wealth

Kural 864

நீங்கான் வெகுளி நிறையிலன் எஞ்ஞான்றும்
யாங்கணும் யார்க்கும் எளிது.

Neengaan Vekuli Niraiyilan Egngnaandrum
Yaanganum Yaarkkum Elidhu

His wrath still blazes, every secret told; each dayThis man's in every place to every foe an easy prey

Meaning

He who neither refrains from anger nor keeps his secrets will at all times and in all places be easily conquered by all.

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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