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Kural 1143
அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல்
The Announcement of the Rumour
உறாஅதோ ஊரறிந்த கெளவை அதனைப்
பெறாஅது பெற்றன்ன நீர்த்து.
Uraaadho Oorarindha Kelavai Adhanaip / Peraaadhu Petranna Neerththu
English
I profit by this public rumour Having not, I feel, I have her
— The rumour spread within the town, is it not gain to me?It is as though that were obtained that may not be
Will I not get a rumour that is known to the (whole) town ? For what I have not got is as if I had got it (already)