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Thirukkural 609

Chapter 61: மடி இன்மை (Unsluggishness) · Wealth

Kural 609

குடியாண்மை யுள்வந்த குற்றம் ஒருவன்
மடியாண்மை மாற்றக் கெடும்.

Kutiyaanmai Yulvandha Kutram Oruvan
Matiyaanmai Maatrak Ketum

Who changes slothful habits savesHimself from all that household rule depraves

Meaning

When a man puts away idleness, the reproach which has come upon himself and his family will disappear.

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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