Thirukkural 1035 in English

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Tamil original

இரவார் இரப்பார்க்கொன்று ஈவர் கரவாது
கைசெய்தூண் மாலை யவர்.

Transliteration

Iravaar Irappaarkkondru Eevar Karavaadhu
Kaiseydhoon Maalai Yavar

English Translation

“Who till and eat, beg not; nought hide But give to those who are in need”

Plain-English meaning

Those whose nature is to live by manual labour will never beg but give something to those who beg

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English Translation

Who till and eat, beg not; nought hide But give to those who are in need

G.U. Pope Translation

They nothing ask from others, but to askers give,Who raise with their own hands the food on which they live

Plain-English Meaning

Those whose nature is to live by manual labour will never beg but give something to those who beg

தம் கையால் உழுது உண்ணும் இயல்பை உடையவர் பிறரிடம் பிச்சை கேட்கமாட்டார்; தம்மிடம் கேட்டு வந்தவர்க்கு இல்லை என்று சொல்லாமல் கொடுக்கவும் செய்வர்.

Chapter 104

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Farming though hard is foremost trade Men ply at will but ploughmen lead

Tillers are linch-pin of mankind Bearing the rest who cannot tend

They live who live to plough and eat The rest behind them bow and eat

Who have the shade of cornful crest Under their umbra umbrellas rest

Who till and eat, beg not; nought hide But give to those who are in need

Should ploughmen sit folding their hands Desire-free monks too suffer wants

Moulds dried to quarter-dust ensure Rich crops without handful manure

Better manure than plough; then weed; Than irrigating, better guard

If landsmen sit sans moving about The field like wife will sulk and pout

Fair good earth will laugh to see Idlers pleading poverty