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Thirukkural 163

Chapter 17: அழுக்காறாமை (Not Envying) · Virtue

Kural 163

அறன்ஆக்கம் வேண்டாதான் என்பான் பிறனாக்கம்
பேணாது அழுக்கறுப் பான்.

Aranaakkam Ventaadhaan Enpaan Piranaakkam
Penaadhu Azhukkarup Paan

Nor wealth nor virtue does that man desire 'tis plain, Whom others' wealth delights not, feeling envious pain

Meaning

Of him who instead of rejoicing in the wealth of others, envies it, it will be said "he neither desires virtue not wealth."

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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