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Thirukkural 659

Chapter 66: வினைத் தூய்மை (Purity in Action) · Wealth

Kural 659

அழக்கொண்ட எல்லாம் அழப்போம் இழப்பினும்
பிற்பயக்கும் நற்பா லவை.

Azhak Konta Ellaam Azhappom
Izhappinum Pirpayakkum Narpaa Lavai

What's gained through tears with tears shall go; From loss good deeds entail harvests of blessings grow

Meaning

All that has been obtained with tears (to the victim) will depart with tears (to himself); but what has been by fair means; though with loss at first, will afterwards yield fruit.

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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