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Kural 149
பிறனில் விழையாமை
Not coveting another"s Wife
நலக்குரியார் யாரெனின் நாமநீர் வைப்பின்
பிறர்க்குரியாள் தோள்தோயா தார்.
Nalakkuriyaar Yaarenin Naamaneer Vaippin / Pirarkkuriyaal Tholdhoyaa Thaar
English
Good in storm bound earth is with those Who clasp not arms of another's spouse
— Who 're good indeed, on earth begirt by ocean's gruesome tide?The men who touch not her that is another's bride
Is it asked, "who are those who shall obtain good in this world surrounded by the terror-producing sea ?" Those who touch not the shoulder of her who belongs to another