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Chapter 21: தீவினையச்சம்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 21

Kural 205

தீவினையச்சம்

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திருக்குறள்

இலன்என்று தீயவை செய்யற்க செய்யின் இலனாகும் மற்றும் பெயர்த்து.

Ilan Endru Theeyavai Seyyarka Seyyin Ilanaakum Matrum Peyarththu

“Who makes poverty plea for ill Shall reduce himself poorer still”

Make not thy poverty a plea for ill;Thy evil deeds will make thee poorer still

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Kural #205

The Honest Farmer

The story illustrates that attempting to solve poverty through evil deeds only results in greater loss, mirroring the Kural's warning. Commit not evil, saying, "I am poor": if you do, you will become poorer still

8–14 yr 2 min