Thirukkural 169 in English

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Tamil original

அவ்விய நெஞ்சத்தான் ஆக்கமும் செவ்வியான்
கேடும் நினைக்கப் படும்.

Transliteration

Avviya Nenjaththaan Aakkamum Sevviyaan
Ketum Ninaikkap Patum

English Translation

“Why is envy rich, goodmen poor People with surprise think over”

Plain-English meaning

The wealth of a man of envious mind and the poverty of the righteous will be pondered

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English Translation

Why is envy rich, goodmen poor People with surprise think over

G.U. Pope Translation

To men of envious heart, when comes increase of joy,Or loss to blameless men, the 'why' will thoughtful hearts employ

Plain-English Meaning

The wealth of a man of envious mind and the poverty of the righteous will be pondered

பொறாமை கொண்ட மனத்தவனின் உயர்வும், அது இல்லாத நல்லவனின் தாழ்வும் பற்றி ஆராய்க

Chapter 17

அழுக்காறாமை

Deem your heart as virtuous When your nature is not jealous

No excellence excels the one That by nature envies none

Who envies others' good fortune Can't prosper in virtue of his own

The wise through envy don't others wrong Knowing that woes from evils throng

Man shall be wrecked by envy's whim Even if enemies spare him

Who envies gifts shall suffer ruin Without food and clothes with his kin

Fortune deserts the envious Leaving misfortune omnious

Caitiff envy despoils wealth And drags one into evil path

Why is envy rich, goodmen poor People with surprise think over

The envious prosper never The envyless prosper ever