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Thirukkural 901

Chapter 91: பெண்வழிச் சேறல் (Being led by Women) · Wealth

Kural 901

மனைவிழைவார் மாண்பயன் எய்தார் வினைவிழையார்
வேண்டாப் பொருளும் அது.

Manaivizhaivaar Maanpayan Eydhaar Vinaivizhaiyaar
Ventaap Porulum Adhu

Who give their soul to love of wife acquire not nobler gain; Who give their soul to strenuous deeds such meaner joys disdain

Meaning

Those who lust after their wives will not attain the excellence of virtue; and it is just this that is not desired by those who are bent on acquiring wealth.

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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