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Thirukkural 988

Chapter 99: சான்றாண்மை (Perfectness) · Wealth

Kural 988

இன்மை ஒருவற்கு இளிவன்று சால்பென்னும்
திண்மை உண் டாகப் பெறின்.

Inmai Oruvarku Ilivandru Saalpennum
Thinmai Un Taakap Perin

To soul with perfect virtue's strength endued, Brings no disgrace the lack of every earthly good

Meaning

Poverty is no disgrace to one who abounds in good qualities.

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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