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Thirukkural 914

Chapter 92: வரைவின் மகளிர் (Wanton Women) · Wealth

Kural 914

பொருட்பொருளார் புன்னலந் தோயார் அருட்பொருள்
ஆயும் அறிவி னவர்.

Porutporulaar Punnalan Thoyaar Arutporul
Aayum Arivi Navar

Their worthless charms, whose only weal is wealth of gain, From touch of these the wise, who seek the wealth of grace, abstain

Meaning

The wise who seek the wealth of grace will not desire the base favours of those who regard wealth (and not pleasure) as (their) riches.

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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