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Thirukkural 920

Chapter 92: வரைவின் மகளிர் (Wanton Women) · Wealth

Kural 920

இருமனப் பெண்டிரும் கள்ளும் கவறும்
திருநீக்கப் பட்டார் தொடர்பு.

Irumanap Pentirum Kallum Kavarum
Thiruneekkap Pattaar Thotarpu

Women of double minds, strong drink, and dice; to these giv'n o'er, Are those on whom the light of Fortune shines no more

Meaning

Treacherous women, liquor, and gambling are the associates of such as have forsaken by Fortune.

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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