Thirukkural 191 in English

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Tamil original

பல்லார் முனியப் பயனில சொல்லுவான்
எல்லாரும் எள்ளப் படும்.

Transliteration

Pallaar Muniyap Payanila Solluvaan
Ellaarum Ellap Patum

English Translation

“With silly words who insults all Is held in contempt as banal”

Plain-English meaning

He who to the disgust of many speaks useless things will be despised by all

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

With silly words who insults all Is held in contempt as banal

G.U. Pope Translation

Words without sense, while chafe the wise,Who babbles, him will all despise

Plain-English Meaning

He who to the disgust of many speaks useless things will be despised by all

பலரும் கேட்டு வெறுக்கப், பயனற்ற சொற்களைச் சொல்லுபவன் எல்லாராலும் இகழப்படுவான்.

Chapter 20

பயனில சொல்லாமை

With silly words who insults all Is held in contempt as banal

Vain talk before many is worse Than doing to friends deeds adverse

The babbler's hasty lips proclaim That \"good-for-nothing\" is his name

Vain words before an assembly Will make all gains and goodness flee

Glory and grace will go away When savants silly nonsense say

Call him a human chaff who prides Himself in weightless idle words

Let not men of worth vainly quack Even if they would roughly speak

The wise who weigh the worth refrain From words that have no grain and brain

The wise of spotless self-vision Slip not to silly words-mention

To purpose speak the fruitful word And never indulge in useless load