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Thirukkural 933

Kural 933

உருளாயம் ஓவாது கூறின் பொருளாயம்
போஒய்ப் புறமே படும்.

Urulaayam Ovaadhu Koorin Porulaayam
Pooip Purame Patum

If prince unceasing speak of nought but play, Treasure and revenue will pass from him away

Meaning

If the king is incessantly addicted to the rolling dice in the hope of gain, his wealth and the resources thereof will take their departure and fall into other's hands.

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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