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Chapter 21: தீவினையச்சம்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 21

Kural 208

தீவினையச்சம்

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திருக்குறள்

தீயவை செய்தார் கெடுதல் நிழல்தன்னை வீயாது அஇஉறைந் தற்று.

Theeyavai Seydhaar Ketudhal Nizhaldhannai Veeyaadhu Atiurain Thatru

“Ruin follows who evil do As shadow follows as they go”

Man's shadow dogs his steps where'er he wends;Destruction thus on sinful deeds attends

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Kural #208

The Shadow of a Mistake

The story illustrates that bad actions bring a constant sense of guilt and unrest, much like a shadow that stays attached to its owner. Destruction will dwell at the heels of those who commit evil even as their shadow that leaves them not

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