Thirukkural 1008 in English

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Tamil original

நச்சப் படாதவன் செல்வம் நடுவூருள்
நச்சு மரம்பழுத் தற்று.

Transliteration

Nachchap Pataadhavan Selvam Natuvoorul
Nachchu Marampazhuth Thatru

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

The wealth of him who is disliked (by all) is like the fruit-bearing of the etty tree in the midst of a town

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

When he whom no man loves exults in great prosperity,'Tis as when fruits in midmost of the town some poisonous tree

Plain-English Meaning

The wealth of him who is disliked (by all) is like the fruit-bearing of the etty tree in the midst of a town

எவராலும் விரும்பப்படாதவனின் செல்வம் ஊரின் நடுவே நின்ற நச்சு மரம் பழுத்தது போலாம்.

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