Thirukkural · பொருட்பால் · குற்றங்கடிதல்

Thirukkural 437

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

Kural 437

செயற்பால செய்யா திவறியான் செல்வம்
உயற்பால தன்றிக் கெடும்.

Seyarpaala Seyyaa Thivariyaan Selvam
Uyarpaala Thandrik Ketum

Who leaves undone what should be done, with niggard mind, His wealth shall perish, leaving not a wrack behind

Meaning

The wealth of the avaricious man, who does not expend it for the purposes for which he ought to expend it will waste away and not continue.

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).

Other kurals in குற்றங்கடிதல்

How Thirukkural is asked in TNPSC exams

Find your weak TNPSC units before the exam does

Take a free TNPSC assessment on PrepMatic. It shows where you stand across General Tamil, General Studies and Aptitude, then builds a day-by-day study plan and mock tests focused on your weak subjects.

Start free assessment →Free forever plan · No credit card · 2-minute setup