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Thirukkural 372

Kural 372

பேதைப் படுக்கும் இழவூழ் அறிவகற்றும்
ஆகலூழ் உற்றக் கடை.

Pedhaip Patukkum Izhavoozh Arivakatrum
Aakaloozh Utrak Katai

The fate that loss ordains makes wise men's wisdom foolishness; The fate that gain bestows with ampler powers will wisdom bless

Meaning

An adverse fate produces folly, and a prosperous fate produces enlarged knowledge.

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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