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Thirukkural 572

Chapter 58: கண்ணோட்டம் (Benignity) · Wealth

Kural 572

கண்ணோட்டத் துள்ளது உலகியல் அஃதிலார்
உண்மை நிலக்குப் பொறை.

Kannottath Thulladhu Ulakiyal Aqdhilaar
Unmai Nilakkup Porai

The world goes on its wonted way, since grace benign is there; All other men are burthen for the earth to bear

Meaning

The prosperity of the world springs from the kindliness, the existence of those who have no (kindliness) is a burden to the earth.

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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