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Thirukkural 905

Chapter 91: பெண்வழிச் சேறல் (Being led by Women) · Wealth

Kural 905

இல்லாளை அஞ்சுவான் அஞ்சுமற் றெஞ்ஞான்றும்
நல்லார்க்கு நல்ல செயல்.

Illaalai Anjuvaan Anjumar Regngnaandrum
Nallaarkku Nalla Seyal

Who quakes before his wife will ever tremble too, Good deeds to men of good deserts to do

Meaning

He that fears his wife will always be afraid of doing good deeds (even) to the good.

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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