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Kural 417
கேள்வி
Hearing
பிழைத்துணர்ந்தும் பேதைமை சொல்லா ரிழைத்துணர்ந்
தீண்டிய கேள்வி யவர்.
Pizhaith Thunarndhum Pedhaimai Sollaa / Rizhaiththunarn Theentiya Kelvi Yavar
English
Who listen well and learn sharply Not ev'n by slip speak foolishly
— Not e'en through inadvertence speak they foolish word,With clear discerning mind who've learning's ample lessons heard
Not even when they have imperfectly understood (a matter), will those men speak foolishly, who have profoundly studied and diligently listened (to instruction)