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Thirukkural 838

Kural 838

மையல் ஒருவன் களித்தற்றால் பேதைதன்
கையொன்று உடைமை பெறின்.

Maiyal Oruvan Kaliththatraal Pedhaidhan
Kaiyondru Utaimai Perin

When folly's hand grasps wealth's increase, 'twill beAs when a mad man raves in drunken glee

Meaning

A fool happening to possess something is like the intoxication of one who is (already) giddy.

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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