The Living Kural
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Kural 201

Kural 201 · Dread of Evil Deeds

தீவினையார் அஞ்சார் விழுமியார் அஞ்சுவர் தீவினை என்னும் செருக்கு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

With sinful act men cease to feel the dread of ill within, The excellent will dread the wanton pride of cherished sin.

G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.

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Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org

MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain

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