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Thirukkural 843

Chapter 85: புல்லறிவாண்மை (Ignorance) · Wealth

Kural 843

அறிவிலார் தாந்தம்மைப் பீழிக்கும் பீழை
செறுவார்க்கும் செய்தல் அரிது.

Arivilaar Thaandhammaip Peezhikkum Peezhai
Seruvaarkkum Seydhal Aridhu

With keener anguish foolish men their own hearts wring, Than aught that even malice of their foes can bring

Meaning

The suffering that fools inflict upon themselves is hardly possible even to foes.

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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