Thirukkural 480 in English

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Tamil original

உளவரை தூக்காத ஒப்புர வாண்மை
வளவரை வல்லைக் கெடும்.

Transliteration

Ulavarai Thookkaadha Oppura Vaanmai
Valavarai Vallaik Ketum

English Translation

“Wealth amassed quickly vanishes Sans level if one lavishes”

Plain-English meaning

The measure of his wealth will quickly perish, whose liberality weighs not the measure of his property

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Wealth amassed quickly vanishes Sans level if one lavishes

G.U. Pope Translation

Beneficence that measures not its bound of means,Will swiftly bring to nought the wealth on which it leans

Plain-English Meaning

The measure of his wealth will quickly perish, whose liberality weighs not the measure of his property

பொருளாதார நிலையை எண்ணாது பிறர்க்குச் செய்யும் உபகாரத்தால் ஒருவனது செல்வத்தின் அளவு, விரைவில் கெடும்.

Chapter 48

வலியறிதல்

Judge act and might and foeman's strength The allies' strength and go at length

Nothing hampers the firm who know What they can and how to go

Many know not their meagre might Their pride breaks up in boastful fight

Who adapts not, outsteps measure And brags himself-his fall is sure

Even the gentle peacock's plume Cart's axle breaks by gross volume

Beyond the branches' tip who skips Ends the life as his body rips

Know the limit; grant with measure This way give and guard your treasure

The outflow must not be excess No matter how small income is

Who does not know to live in bounds His life seems rich but thins and ends

Wealth amassed quickly vanishes Sans level if one lavishes