குறள் 205

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Ilan Endru Theeyavai Seyyarka SeyyinIlanaakum Matrum Peyarththu

Make not thy poverty a plea for ill;Thy evil deeds will make thee poorer still

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Commit not evil, saying, "I am poor": if you do, you will become poorer still