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Thirukkural 1067

Chapter 107: இரவச்சம் (The Dread of Mendicancy) · Wealth

Kural 1067

இரப்பன் இரப்பாரை எல்லாம் இரப்பின்
கரப்பார் இரவன்மின் என்று.

Irappan Irappaarai Ellaam Irappin
Karappaar Iravanmin Endru

One thing I beg of beggars all, 'If beg ye may, Of those who hide their wealth, beg not, I pray.'

Meaning

I beseech all beggars and say, "If you need to beg, never beg of those who give unwillingly."

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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