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Thirukkural 977

Kural 977

இறப்பே புரிந்த தொழிற்றாம் சிறப்புந்தான்
சீரல் லவர்கண் படின்.

Irappe Purindha Thozhitraam Sirappundhaan
Seeral Lavarkan Patin

Whene'er distinction lights on some unworthy head, Then deeds of haughty insolence are bred

Meaning

Even nobility of birth, wealth and learning, if in (the possession of) the base, will (only) produce everincreasing pride.

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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