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Chapter 15: பிறனில் விழையாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 15

Kural 142

பிறனில் விழையாமை

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திருக்குறள்

அறன்கடை நின்றாருள் எல்லாம் பிறன்கடை நின்றாரின் பேதையார் இல்.

Arankatai Nindraarul Ellaam Pirankatai Nindraarin Pedhaiyaar Il

“He is the worst law breaking boor Who haunts around his neighbour's door”

No fools, of all that stand from virtue's pale shut out,Like those who longing lurk their neighbour's gate without

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Kural #142

The Shadow of Envy

The story illustrates that desiring another person's domestic life is a sign of extreme foolishness, as per the Kural. Among all those who stand on the outside of virtue, there are no greater fools than those who stand outside their neighbour's door

8–14 yr 2 min