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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Verse 111
Justice may be called good when it acts impartially
Toward enemies, strangers and friends.
Verse 112
The wealth of those who possess justice will not perish;
Rather it will be posterity's soothing security.
Verse 113
However prosperous it may seem, all wealth gained
By loss of rightness must be relinquished that very day.
Verse 114
In their offspring one may doubtlessly discern
Who are the just and who the unjust.
Verse 115
Adversity and prosperity never cease to exist. The adornment
Of great men's minds is to remain unswervingly just under both.
Verse 116
When his heart forsakes fairness and his deeds turn depraved,
A man realizes deep within himself, "I am ruined."
Verse 117
Though a man is profoundly impoverished,
If he remains just, the world will not regard him as poor.
Verse 118
To incline to neither side like a balance scale's level beam
And thus weigh impartially is the wise one's ornament.
Verse 119
Speech uttered without bias is integrity,
Provided no unspoken bias hides in the heart.
Verse 120
Those businessmen will prosper whose business
Protects as their own the interests of others.
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