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Kural 184
புறங்கூறாமை
Not Backbiting
கண்ணின்று கண்ணறச் சொல்லினும் சொல்லற்க
முன்னின்று பின்நோக்காச் சொல்.
Kannindru Kannarach Chollinum Sollarka / Munnindru Pinnokkaach Chol
English
Though harsh you speak in one's presence Abuse is worse in his absence
— In presence though unkindly words you speak, say notIn absence words whose ill result exceeds your thought
Though you speak without kindness before another's face speak not in his absence words which regard not the evil subsequently resulting from it