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Thirukkural 179

Chapter 18: வெஃகாமை (Not Coveting) · Virtue

Kural 179

அறனறிந்து வெஃகா அறிவுடையார்ச் சேரும்
திறன்அறிந் தாங்கே திரு.

Aranarindhu Veqkaa Arivutaiyaarch Cherum
Thiranarin Thaange Thiru

Good fortune draws anigh in helpful time of need, To him who, schooled in virtue, guards his soul from greed

Meaning

Lakshmi, knowing the manner (in which she may approach) will immediately come to those wise men who, knowing that it is virtue, covet not the property of others.

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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