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Aakkamung Ketum Adhanaal VarudhalaalKaaththompal Sollinkat Sorvu

Since gain and loss in life on speech depend,From careless slip in speech thyself defend

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Since (both) wealth and evil result from (their) speech, ministers should most carefully guard themselves against faultiness therein