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Thirukkural 946

Kural 946

இழிவறிந்து உண்பான்கண் இன்பம்போல் நிற்கும்
கழிபேர் இரையான்கண் நோய்.

Izhivarindhu Unpaankan Inpampol Nirkum
Kazhiper Iraiyaankan Noi

On modest temperance as pleasures pure, So pain attends the greedy epicure

Meaning

As pleasure dwells with him who eats moderately, so disease (dwells) with the glutton who eats voraciously.

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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