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Chapter 30: வாய்மை

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 30

Kural 293

வாய்மை

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திருக்குறள்

தன்நெஞ் சறிவது பொய்யற்க பொய்த்தபின் தன்நெஞ்சே தன்னைச் சுடும்.

Thannenj Charivadhu Poiyarka Poiththapin Thannenje Thannaich Chutum

“Let not a man knowingly lie; Conscience will scorch and make him sigh”

Speak not a word which false thy own heart knowsSelf-kindled fire within the false one's spirit glows

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Kural #293

The Heavy Heart of Karikalan

The story illustrates how the guilt of a lie acts as an internal punishment, mirroring the Kural. Let not a man knowingly tell a lie; for after he has told the lie, his mind will burn him (with the memory of his guilt)

6–10 yr 1 min