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Thirukkural 867

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

Kural 867

கொடுத்தும் கொளல்வேண்டும் மன்ற அடுத்திருந்து
மாணாத செய்வான் பகை.

Kotuththum Kolalventum Mandra Atuththirundhu
Maanaadha Seyvaan Pakai

Unseemly are his deeds, yet proffering aid, the man draws nigh:His hate- 'tis cheap at any price- be sure to buy

Meaning

It is indeed necessary to obtain even by purchase the hatred of him who having begun (a work) does what is not conductive (to its accomplishment).

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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