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Thirukkural 626

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

Kural 626

அற்றேமென்று அல்லற் படுபவோ பெற்றேமென்று
ஓம்புதல் தேற்றா தவர்.

Atremendru Allar Patupavo Petremendru
Ompudhal Thetraa Thavar

Who boasted not of wealth, nor gave it all their heart, Will not bemoan the loss, when prosperous days depart

Meaning

Will those men ever cry out in sorrow, "we are destitute" who, (in their prosperity), give not way to (undue desire) to keep their wealth.

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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