Thirukkural 301 in English

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Tamil original

செல்லிடத்துக் காப்பான் சினங்காப்பான் அல்லிடத்துக்
காக்கின்என் காவாக்கால் என்?

Transliteration

Sellitaththuk Kaappaan Sinangaappaan Allitaththuk
Kaakkinen Kaavaakkaal En?

English Translation

“Anger against the weak is wrong It is futile against the strong”

Plain-English meaning

He restrains his anger who restrains it when it can injure; when it cannot injure, what does it matter whether he restrain it, or not ?

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English Translation

Anger against the weak is wrong It is futile against the strong

G.U. Pope Translation

Where thou hast power thy angry will to work, thy wrath restrain;Where power is none, what matter if thou check or give it rein

Plain-English Meaning

He restrains his anger who restrains it when it can injure; when it cannot injure, what does it matter whether he restrain it, or not ?

எங்கே தன் கோபம் பலிக்குமோ அங்கே கோபம் கொள்ளாதவனே உண்மையாகவே கோபம் கொள்ளாதவன்; பலிக்காத இடத்தில் கோபத்தைத் தடுத்து என்ன? தடுக்காமல் விட்டுத்தான் என்ன?

Chapter 31

வெகுளாமை

Anger against the weak is wrong It is futile against the strong

Vain is wrath against men of force Against the meek it is still worse

Off with wrath with any one It is the source of sin and pain

Is there a foe like harmful ire Which kills the smile and joyful cheer?

Thyself to save, from wrath away! If not thyself the wrath will slay

Friend-killer is the fatal rage It burns the helpful kinship-barge

The wrath-lover to doom is bound Like failless-hand that strikes the ground

Save thy soul from burning ire Though tortured like the touch of fire

Wishes he gains as he wishes If man refrains from rage vicious!

Dead are they who are anger-fed Saints are they from whom wrath has fled