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Thirukkural 566

Chapter 57: வெருவந்த செய்யாமை (Absence of Terrorism) · Wealth

Kural 566

கடுஞ்சொல்லன் கண்ணிலன் ஆயின் நெடுஞ்செல்வம்
நீடின்றி ஆங்கே கெடும்.

Katunjollan Kannilan Aayin Netunjelvam
Neetindri Aange Ketum

The tyrant, harsh in speach and hard of eye, His ample joy, swift fading, soon shall die

Meaning

The abundant wealth of the king whose words are harsh and whose looks are void of kindness, will instantly perish instead of abiding long, with him.

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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