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Thirukkural 618

Chapter 62: ஆள்வினை உடைமை (Manly Effort) · Wealth

Kural 618

பொறியின்மை யார்க்கும் பழியன்று அறிவறிந்து
ஆள்வினை இன்மை பழி.

Poriyinmai Yaarkkum Pazhiyandru Arivarindhu
Aalvinai Inmai Pazhi

'Tis no reproach unpropitious fate should ban; But not to do man's work is foul disgrace to man

Meaning

Adverse fate is no disgrace to any one; to be without exertion and without knowing what should be known, is disgrace.

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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