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Kural 836
பேதைமை
Folly
பொய்படும் ஒன்றோ புனைபூணும் கையறியாப்
பேதை வினைமேற் கொளின்.
Poipatum Ondro Punaipoonum Kaiyariyaap / Pedhai Vinaimer Kolin
English
A know-nothing fool daring a deed Not only fails but feels fettered
— When fool some task attempts with uninstructed pains,It fails; nor that alone, himself he binds with chains
If the fool, who knows not how to act undertakes a work, he will (certainly) fail (But) is it all ? He will even adorn himself with fetters