Kural 881
Even shade and water are unpleasant if they breed disease.
So, too, may relatives be unpleasant if they cause harm.
Kural 882
Fear not the foe who is like a drawn sword;
rather fear the friendship of an enemy who poses as kin.
Kural 883
Dread hatred from within and defend yourself against it.
In calamitous times it will cut deeper than a potter’s knife.
Kural 884
Hidden hatreds may lurk only in the mind,
yet among kin they can manifest many miseries.
Kural 885
Hate hidden in a kinsman’s heart will cause
many miseries, and more–it will kill a man.
Kural 886
When hatred arises, dissension destroys unity,
and men fall inescapably toward ever-ready death.
Kural 887
A house that harbors hatred will never be a united whole,
though, like a vessel and its lid, it may appear to be one.
Kural 888
As iron is worn away by frequent filing,
a family’s strength is eroded by incessant inner frictions.
Kural 889
Internal dissension may seem as small as a split sesame seed,
yet there is enough power in it to destroy.
Kural 890
Living with those who cannot dwell in harmony
is like living in a hut with a deadly cobra.
