Thirukkural 288 in English

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Tamil original

அளவறிந்தார் நெஞ்சத் தறம்போல நிற்கும்
களவறிந்தார் நெஞ்சில் கரவு.

Transliteration

Alavarindhaar Nenjath Tharampola Nirkum
Kalavarindhaar Nenjil Karavu

English Translation

“Virtue abides in righteous hearts Into minds of frauds deceit darts”

Plain-English meaning

Deceit dwells in the mind of those who are conversant with fraud, even as virtue in the minds of those who are conversant with rectitude

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English Translation

Virtue abides in righteous hearts Into minds of frauds deceit darts

G.U. Pope Translation

As virtue dwells in heart that 'measured wisdom' gains;Deceit in hearts of fraudful men established reigns

Plain-English Meaning

Deceit dwells in the mind of those who are conversant with fraud, even as virtue in the minds of those who are conversant with rectitude

உயிர்களை நேசிக்கும் உள்ளத்துள் அறம் நிலைத்து இருப்பது போல, அடுத்தவர் பொருளைத் திருட எண்ணுபவன் உள்ளத்துள் வஞ்சகம் இருக்கும்.

Chapter 29

கள்ளாமை

Let him who would reproachless be From all frauds guard his conscience free

\"We will by fraud win other's wealth\" Even this thought is sin and stealth

The gain by fraud may overflow But swift to ruin it shall go

The fruit that fraud and greed obtain Shall end in endless grief and pain

Love and Grace are not their worth Who watch to waylay dozer's wealth

They cannot walk in measured bounds who crave and have covetous ends

Men of measured wisdom shun Black art of fraud and what it won

Virtue abides in righteous hearts Into minds of frauds deceit darts

They perish in their perfidy Who know nothing but pilfery

Even the body rejects thieves; The honest men, heaven receives