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Thirukkural 177

Chapter 18: வெஃகாமை (Not Coveting) · Virtue

Kural 177

வேண்டற்க வெஃகியாம் ஆக்கம் விளைவயின்
மாண்டற் கரிதாம் பயன்.

Ventarka Veqkiyaam Aakkam Vilaivayin
Maantar Karidhaam Payan

Seek not increase by greed of gain acquired; That fruit matured yields never good desired

Meaning

Desire not the gain of covetousness In the enjoyment of its fruits there is no glory.

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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