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Kural 604
மடி இன்மை
Unsluggishness
குடிமடிந்து குற்றம் பெருகும் மடிமடிந்து
மாண்ட உஞற்றி லவர்க்கு.
Kutimatindhu Kutram Perukum Matimatindhu / Maanta Ugnatri Lavarkku
English
Who strive not high, sunk deep in sloth Ruin their house by evil growth
— His family decays, and faults unheeded thrive,Who, sunk in sloth, for noble objects doth not strive
Family (greatness) will be destroyed, and faults will increase, in those men who give way to laziness, and put forth no dignified exertions