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Thirukkural 891

Chapter 90: பெரியாரைப் பிழையாமை (Not Offending the Great) · Wealth

Kural 891

ஆற்றுவார் ஆற்றல் இகழாமை போற்றுவார்
போற்றலுள் எல்லாம் தலை.

Aatruvaar Aatral Ikazhaamai Potruvaar
Potralul Ellaam Thalai

The chiefest care of those who guard themselves from ill, Is not to slight the powers of those who work their mighty will

Meaning

Not to disregard the power of those who can carry out (their wishes) is more important than all the watchfulness of those who guard (themselves against evil).

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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