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Thirukkural 842

Chapter 85: புல்லறிவாண்மை (Ignorance) · Wealth

Kural 842

அறிவிலான் நெஞ்சுவந்து ஈதல் பிறிதியாதும்
இல்லை பெறுவான் தவம்.

Arivilaan Nenjuvandhu Eedhal Piridhiyaadhum
Illai Peruvaan Thavam

The gift of foolish man, with willing heart bestowed, is nought, But blessing by receiver's penance bought

Meaning

(The cause of) a fool cheerfully giving (something) is nothing else but the receiver's merit (in a former birth).

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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