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Thirukkural 751

Chapter 76: பொருள் செயல்வகை (Way of Accumulating Wealth) · Wealth

Kural 751

பொருளல் லவரைப் பொருளாகச் செய்யும்
பொருளல்லது இல்லை பொருள்.

Porulal Lavaraip Porulaakach Cheyyum
Porulalladhu Illai Porul

Nothing exists save wealth, that canChange man of nought to worthy man

Meaning

Besides wealth there is nothing that can change people of no importance into those of (some) importance.

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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