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Thirukkural 863

Chapter 87: பகை மாட்சி (The Might of Hatred) · Wealth

Kural 863

அஞ்சும் அறியான் அமைவிலன் ஈகலான்
தஞ்சம் எளியன் பகைக்கு.

Anjum Ariyaan Amaivilan Eekalaan
Thanjam Eliyan Pakaikku

A craven thing! knows nought, accords with none, gives nought away; To wrath of any foe he falls an easy prey

Meaning

In the estimation of foes miserably weak is he, who is timid, ignorant, unsociable and niggardly.

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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