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Tirrukural, the - Book 1 Thieving
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Tirrukural, the - Book 1 Thieving
281. If you would avoid contempt,
Guard your thought against theft.
282. The very thought of robbing another
Is evil.
283. Stolen wealth may seem to swell
But in the end will burst.
284. The lust to steal will in the end
Give endless trouble.
285. Those are incapable of other-worldly love
Who plot evil for worldly goods.
286. They will not stick to virtue
Who love stealing.
287. The wish to steal, that dark cloud of unknowing,
Will not overtake the virtuous.
288. As virtue in a good man’s thoughts,
So greed and deceit in a thief’s.
289. Those who know nothing but to rob
Will sin and fail at once.
290. The unthieving gain heaven;
Thieves lose both body and soul.