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Thirukkural 442

Chapter 45: பெரியாரைத் துணைக்கோடல் (Seeking the Aid of Great Men) · Wealth

Kural 442

உற்றநோய் நீக்கி உறாஅமை முற்காக்கும்
பெற்றியார்ப் பேணிக் கொளல்.

Utranoi Neekki Uraaamai Murkaakkum
Petriyaarp Penik Kolal

Cherish the all-accomplished men as friends, Whose skill the present ill removes, from coming ill defends

Meaning

Let (a king) procure and kindly care for men who can overcome difficulties when they occur, and guard against them before they happen.

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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