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Thirukkural 1044

Chapter 105: நல்குரவு (Poverty) · Wealth

Kural 1044

இற்பிறந்தார் கண்ணேயும் இன்மை இளிவந்த
சொற்பிறக்கும் சோர்வு தரும்.

Irpirandhaar Kanneyum Inmai Ilivandha
Sorpirakkum Sorvu Tharum

From penury will spring, 'mid even those of noble race, Oblivion that gives birth to words that bring disgrace

Meaning

Even in those of high birth, poverty will produce the fault of uttering mean words.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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