Thirukkural 1005 in English

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Tamil original

கொடுப்பதூஉம் துய்ப்பதூஉம் இல்லார்க்கு அடுக்கிய
கோடியுண் டாயினும் இல்.

Transliteration

Kotuppadhooum Thuyppadhooum Illaarkku Atukkiya
Kotiyun Taayinum Il

English Translation

“What is the good of crores they hoard To give and enjoy whose heart is hard”

Plain-English meaning

Those who neither give (to others) nor enjoy (their property) are (truly) destitute, though possessing immense riches

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English Translation

What is the good of crores they hoard To give and enjoy whose heart is hard

G.U. Pope Translation

Amid accumulated millions they are poor,Who nothing give and nought enjoy of all they store

Plain-English Meaning

Those who neither give (to others) nor enjoy (their property) are (truly) destitute, though possessing immense riches

தேவைப்படுவோர்க்குக் கொடுப்பதும், தேவை கண்டு தாம் அனுபவிப்பதும் இல்லாதவர்க்குப்பல மடங்காக அடுக்கிய கோடிப் பொருள் இருந்தாலும் இல்லாததே ஆகும்.

Chapter 101

நன்றியில் செல்வம்

Dead is he with wealth in pile Unenjoyed, it is futile

The niggard miser thinks wealth is all He hoards, gives not is born devil

A burden he is to earth indeed Who hoards without a worthy deed

What legacy can he leave behind Who is for approach too unkind

What is the good of crores they hoard To give and enjoy whose heart is hard

Great wealth unused for oneself nor To worthy men is but a slur

Who loaths to help have-nots, his gold Is like a spinster-belle grown old

The idle wealth of unsought men Is poison-fruit-tree amidst a town

Others usurp the shining gold In loveless, stingy, vicious hold

The brief want of the rich benign Is like rainclouds growing thin