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Thirukkural 1069

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

Kural 1069

இரவுள்ள உள்ளம் உருகும் கரவுள்ள
உள்ளதூஉம் இன்றிக் கெடும்.

Iravulla Ullam Urukum Karavulla
Ulladhooum Indrik Ketum

The heart will melt away at thought of beggary, With thought of stern repulse 'twill perish utterly

Meaning

To think of (the evil of) begging is enough to melt one's heart; but to think of refusal is enough to break it.

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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