Thirukkural 817 in English

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Tamil original

நகைவகைய ராகிய நட்பின் பகைவரால்
பத்தடுத்த கோடி உறும்.

Transliteration

Nakaivakaiya Raakiya Natpin Pakaivaraal
Paththatuththa Koti Urum

English Translation

“Ten-fold crore you gain from foes Than from friends who are vain laughers”

Plain-English meaning

What comes from enemies is a hundred million times more profitable than what comes from the friendship of those who cause only laughter

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English Translation

Ten-fold crore you gain from foes Than from friends who are vain laughers

G.U. Pope Translation

From foes ten million fold a greater good you gain,Than friendship yields that's formed with laughers vain

Plain-English Meaning

What comes from enemies is a hundred million times more profitable than what comes from the friendship of those who cause only laughter

சிரித்துச் செல்லும் இயல்பினராகிய நட்பைக் காட்டிலும், பகைவரால் வருவன பத்துக் கோடி மடங்கு நன்மையாம்.

Chapter 82

தீ நட்பு

Swallowing love of soulless men Had better wane than wax anon

Who fawn in wealth and fail in dearth Gain or lose; such friends have no worth

Cunning friends who calculate Are like thieves and whores wicked

Better be alone than trust in those That throw in field like faithless horse

Friends low and mean that give no help- Leave them is better than to keep

Million times the wise man's hate Is better than a fool intimate

Ten-fold crore you gain from foes Than from friends who are vain laughers

Without a word those friends eschew Who spoil deeds which they can do

Even in dreams the tie is bad With those whose deed is far from word

Keep aloof from those that smile At home and in public revile