Thirukkural 195 in English

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Tamil original

சீர்மை சிறப்பொடு நீங்கும் பயனில
நீர்மை யுடையார் சொலின்.

Transliteration

Seermai Sirappotu Neengum Payanila
Neermai Yutaiyaar Solin

English Translation

“Glory and grace will go away When savants silly nonsense say”

Plain-English meaning

If the good speak vain words their eminence and excellence will leave them

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English Translation

Glory and grace will go away When savants silly nonsense say

G.U. Pope Translation

Gone are both fame and boasted excellence,When men of worth speak of words devoid of sense

Plain-English Meaning

If the good speak vain words their eminence and excellence will leave them

இனிய குணத்தவர் பயனற்ற சொற்களைச் சொன்னால், அவர் பெருமையும், புகழும் அப்பொழுதே நீங்கிவிடும்.

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