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Thirukkural 938

Kural 938

பொருள்கெடுத்துப் பொய்மேற் கொளீஇ அருள்கெடுத்து
அல்லல் உழப்பிக்கும் சூது.

Porul Ketuththup Poimer Koleei
Arulketuththu Allal Uzhappikkum Soodhu

Gambling wastes wealth, to falsehood bends the soul: it drives awayAll grace, and leaves the man to utter misery a prey

Meaning

Gambling destroys property, teaches falsehood, puts an end to benevolence, and brings in misery (here and hereafter).

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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