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Chapter 82: தீ நட்பு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 82

Kural 813

தீ நட்பு

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திருக்குறள்

உறுவது சீர்தூக்கும் நட்பும் பெறுவது கொள்வாரும் கள்வரும் நேர்.

Uruvadhu Seerdhookkum Natpum Peruvadhu Kolvaarum Kalvarum Ner

“Cunning friends who calculate Are like thieves and whores wicked”

These are alike: the friends who ponder friendship's gainThose who accept whate'er you give, and all the plundering train

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Kural #813

The Profit-Seeking Friend

The story illustrates that those who treat friendship as a transaction for gain are as untrustworthy as thieves, reflecting Kural 813. Friendship who calculate the profits (of their friendship), prostitutes who are bent on obtaining their gains, and thieves are (all) of the same character

6–10 yr 1 min