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Thirukkural 438

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

Kural 438

பற்றுள்ளம் என்னும் இவறன்மை எற்றுள்ளும்
எண்ணப் படுவதொன் றன்று.

Patrullam Ennum Ivaranmai Etrullum
Ennap Patuvadhon Randru

The greed of soul that avarice men call, When faults are summed, is worst of all

Meaning

Griping avarice is not to be reckoned as one among other faults; (it stands alone - greater than all).

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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