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Thirukkural 623

Chapter 63: இடுக்கண் அழியாமை (Hopefulness in Trouble) · Wealth

Kural 623

இடும்பைக்கு இடும்பை படுப்பர் இடும்பைக்கு
இடும்பை படாஅ தவர்.

Itumpaikku Itumpai Patuppar Itumpaikku
Itumpai Pataaa Thavar

Who griefs confront with meek, ungrieving heart, From them griefs, put to grief, depart

Meaning

They give sorrow to sorrow, who in sorrow do not suffer sorrow.

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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