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Kural 548
செங்கோன்மை
The Right Sceptre
எண்பதத்தான் ஓரா முறைசெய்யா மன்னவன்
தண்பதத்தான் தானே கெடும்.
Enpadhaththaan Oraa Muraiseyyaa Mannavan / Thanpadhaththaan Thaane Ketum
English
Hard of access, the unjust king He shall himself his ruin bring
— Hard of access, nought searching out, with partial handThe king who rules, shall sink and perish from the land
The king who gives not facile audience (to those who approach him), and who does not examine and pass judgment (on their complaints), will perish in disgrace