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Aavirku Neerendru Irappinum NaavirkuIravin Ilivandha Thil

E'en if a draught of water for a cow you ask,Nought's so distasteful to the tongue as beggar's task

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There is nothing more disgraceful to one's tongue than to use it in begging water even for a cow