Thirukkural 120 in English

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Tamil original

வாணிகம் செய்வார்க்கு வாணிகம் பேணிப்
பிறவும் தமபோல் செயின்.

Transliteration

Vaanikam Seyvaarkku Vaanikam Penip
Piravum Thamapol Seyin

English Translation

“A trader's trade prospers fairly When his dealings are neighbourly”

Plain-English meaning

The true merchandize of merchants is to guard and do by the things of others as they do by their own

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English Translation

A trader's trade prospers fairly When his dealings are neighbourly

G.U. Pope Translation

As thriving trader is the trader known,Who guards another's interests as his own

Plain-English Meaning

The true merchandize of merchants is to guard and do by the things of others as they do by their own

பிறர் பொருளையும் தம் பொருள் போலக் காத்து, வியாபாரம் செய்தால் வியாபாரிகளுக்கு நல்ல வியாபார முறை ஆகும்.

Chapter 12

நடுவு நிலைமை

Equity is supreme virtue It is to give each man his due

Wealth of the man of equity Grows and lasts to posterity

Though profitable, turn away From unjust gains without delay

The worthy and the unworthy Are seen in their posterity

Loss and gain by cause arise; Equal mind adorns the wise

Of perdition let him be sure Who leaves justice to sinful lure

The just reduced to poverty Is not held down by equity

Like balance holding equal scales A well poised mind is jewel of the wise

Justice is upright, unbending And free from crooked word-twisting

A trader's trade prospers fairly When his dealings are neighbourly