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Thirukkural 570

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

Kural 570

கல்லார்ப் பிணிக்கும் கடுங்கோல் அதுவல்லது
இல்லை நிலக்குப் பொறை.

Kallaarp Pinikkum Katungol Adhuvalladhu
Illai Nilakkup Porai

Tyrants with fools their counsels share:Earth can no heavier burthen bear

Meaning

The earth bears up no greater burden than ignorant men whom a cruel sceptre attaches to itself (as the ministers of its evil deeds).

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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