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Thirukkural 156

Chapter 16: பொறையுடைமை (The Possession of Patience, Forbearance) · Virtue

Kural 156

ஒறுத்தார்க்கு ஒருநாளை இன்பம் பொறுத்தார்க்குப்
பொன்றுந் துணையும் புகழ்.

Oruththaarkku Orunaalai Inpam Poruththaarkkup
Pondrun Thunaiyum Pukazh

Who wreak their wrath have pleasure for a day; Who bear have praise till earth shall pass away

Meaning

The pleasure of the resentful continues for a day The praise of the patient will continue until (the final destruction of) the world.

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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