Thirukkural 450 in English

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Tamil original

பல்லார் பகைகொளலிற் பத்தடுத்த தீமைத்தே
நல்லார் தொடர்கை விடல்.

Transliteration

Pallaar Pakai Kolalir Paththatuththa
Theemaiththe Nallaar Thotarkai Vital

English Translation

“To give up good friends is ten times worse Than being hated by countless foes”

Plain-English meaning

It is tenfold more injurious to abandon the friendship of the good, than to incur the hatred of the many

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English Translation

To give up good friends is ten times worse Than being hated by countless foes

G.U. Pope Translation

Than hate of many foes incurred, works greater woeTen-fold, of worthy men the friendship to forego

Plain-English Meaning

It is tenfold more injurious to abandon the friendship of the good, than to incur the hatred of the many

துறைப் பெரியவர் நட்பைப் பெறாமல் அதை விட்டுவிடுவது, தனியனாய் நின்று, பலரோடும் பகை கொள்வதைக் காட்டிலும், பல பத்து மடங்கு தீமை ஆகும்.

Chapter 45

பெரியாரைத் துணைக்கோடல்

Weigh their worth and friendship gain Of men of virtue and mature brain

Cherish the help of men of skill Who ward and safe-guard you from ill

Honour and have the great your own Is rarest of the rare things known

To have betters as intimates Power of all powers promotes

Ministers are the monarch's eyes Round him should be the right and wise

To move with worthy friends who knows Has none to fear from frightful foes

No foe can foil his powers whose friends reprove him when he errs

The careless king whom none reproves Ruins himself sans harmful foes

No capital, no gain in trade No prop secure sans good comrade

To give up good friends is ten times worse Than being hated by countless foes