Thirukkural 1009 in English

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Tamil original

அன்பொரீஇத் தற்செற்று அறநோக்காது ஈட்டிய
ஒண்பொருள் கொள்வார் பிறர்.

Transliteration

Anporeeith Tharsetru Aranokkaadhu Eettiya
Onporul Kolvaar Pirar

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

To heap up glittering wealth, their hoards shall others take

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

Who love abandon, self-afflict, and virtue's way forsakeTo heap up glittering wealth, their hoards shall others take

Plain-English Meaning

To heap up glittering wealth, their hoards shall others take

பிறர்க்கு ஈயாமல் அன்பை விட்டு விலகி, எதையும் அனுபவிக்காமல் தன்னை வருத்தி, அறத்தை எண்ணாது சேர்த்த பொருளை மற்றவர் அனுபவிப்பர்.

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