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Thirukkural 535

Chapter 54: பொச்சாவாமை (Unforgetfulness) · Wealth

Kural 535

முன்னுறக் காவாது இழுக்கியான் தன்பிழை
பின்னூறு இரங்கி விடும்.

Munnurak Kaavaadhu Izhukkiyaan Thanpizhai
Pinnooru Irangi Vitum

To him who nought foresees, recks not of anything, The after woe shall sure repentance bring

Meaning

The thoughtless man, who provides not against the calamities that may happen, will afterwards repent for his fault.

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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