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Kural 674
வினை செயல்வகை
Modes of Action
வினைபகை என்றிரண்டின் எச்சம் நினையுங்கால்
தீயெச்சம் போலத் தெறும்.
Vinaipakai Endrirantin Echcham Ninaiyungaal / Theeyechcham Polath Therum
English
Work or foe left unfinished Flare up like fire unextinguished
— With work or foe, when you neglect some little thing, If you reflect, like smouldering fire, 'twill ruin bring
When duly considered, the incomplete execution of an undertaking and hostility will grow and destroy one like the (unextinguished) remnant of a fire