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Thirukkural 477

Chapter 48: வலியறிதல் (The Knowledge of Power) · Wealth

Kural 477

ஆற்றின் அறவறிந்து ஈக அதுபொருள்
போற்றி வழங்கு நெறி.

Aatrin Aravarindhu Eeka Adhuporul
Potri Vazhangu Neri

With knowledge of the measure due, as virtue bids you give!That is the way to guard your wealth, and seemly live

Meaning

Let a man know the measure of his ability (to give), and let him give accordingly; such giving is the way to preserve his property.

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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