Thirukkural 818 in English

Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.

Tamil original

ஒல்லும் கருமம் உடற்று பவர்கேண்மை
சொல்லாடார் சோர விடல்.

Transliteration

Ollum Karumam Utatru Pavarkenmai
Sollaataar Sora Vital

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

Gradually abandon without revealing (beforehand) the friendship of those who pretend inability to carry out what they (really) could do

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

Those men who make a grievous toil of what they doOn your behalf, their friendship silently eschew

Plain-English Meaning

Gradually abandon without revealing (beforehand) the friendship of those who pretend inability to carry out what they (really) could do

தம்மால் செய்யக்கூடிய உதவியையும் செய்ய முடியாதவர் போல் நடித்துச் செய்யாமல் விடுபவரின் நட்பை அவரிடம் சொல்லாமலேயே விட்டுவிடுக.

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