Thirukkural 659 in English

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Tamil original

அழக்கொண்ட எல்லாம் அழப்போம் இழப்பினும்
பிற்பயக்கும் நற்பா லவை.

Transliteration

Azhak Konta Ellaam Azhappom
Izhappinum Pirpayakkum Narpaa Lavai

Modern English

“Wealth taken by making others suffer will leave amid suffering, while honestly earned wealth can bear fruit even after a setback.”

Modern Interpretation

Wealth taken by making others suffer will leave amid suffering, while honestly earned wealth can bear fruit even after a setback. A fair business can recover after a bad season; money taken from workers cannot bring lasting peace.

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Modern Plain English

Wealth taken by making others suffer will leave amid suffering, while honestly earned wealth can bear fruit even after a setback.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

Gains from weeping, weeping go Though lost, from good deeds blessings flow

G.U. Pope Translation

What's gained through tears with tears shall go;From loss good deeds entail harvests of blessings grow

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

All that has been obtained with tears (to the victim) will depart with tears (to himself); but what has been by fair means; though with loss at first, will afterwards yield fruit

Tamil commentary

பிறர் அழ அவரிடம் இருந்து கவர்ந்த பொருள் எல்லாம் நாம் அழ, நம்மை விட்டுப் போய்விடும். செயல் சுத்தத்தால் பெற்ற பொருளை நாம் இழந்தாலும் அவை நமக்குத் திரும்பவும் பலன் கொடுக்கும்.

Chapter 66

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