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Chapter 38: ஊழ்

On Virtue Fate Chapter 38

Kural 380

ஊழ்

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திருக்குறள்

ஊழிற் பெருவலி யாவுள மற்றொன்று சூழினுந் தான்முந் துறும்.

Oozhir Peruvali Yaavula Matrondru Soozhinun Thaanmun Thurum

“What power surpasses fate? Its will Persists against the human skill”

What powers so great as those of Destiny? Man's skillSome other thing contrives; but fate's beforehand still

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