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Thirukkural 429

Chapter 43: அறிவுடைமை (The Possession of Knowledge) · Wealth

Kural 429

எதிரதாக் காக்கும் அறிவினார்க் கில்லை
அதிர வருவதோர் நோய்.

Edhiradhaak Kaakkum Arivinaark Killai
Adhira Varuvadhor Noi

The wise with watchful soul who coming ills foresee; From coming evil's dreaded shock are free

Meaning

No terrifying calamity will happen to the wise, who (foresee) and guard against coming evils.

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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