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Thirukkural 435

Chapter 44: குற்றங்கடிதல் (The Correction of Faults) · Wealth

Kural 435

வருமுன்னர்க் காவாதான் வாழ்க்கை எரிமுன்னர்
வைத்தூறு போலக் கெடும்.

Varumunnark Kaavaadhaan Vaazhkkai Erimunnar
Vaiththooru Polak Ketum

His joy who guards not 'gainst the coming evil day, Like straw before the fire shall swift consume away

Meaning

The prosperity of him who does not timely guard against faults, will perish like straw before fire.

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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