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Thirukkural 1046

Chapter 105: நல்குரவு (Poverty) · Wealth

Kural 1046

நற்பொருள் நன்குணர்ந்து சொல்லினும் நல்கூர்ந்தார்
சொற்பொருள் சோர்வு படும்.

Narporul Nankunarndhu Sollinum Nalkoorndhaar
Sorporul Sorvu Patum

Though deepest sense, well understood, the poor man's words convey, Their sense from memory of mankind will fade away

Meaning

The words of the poor are profitless, though they may be sound in thought and clear in expression.

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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