Thirukkural 832 in English

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Tamil original

பேதைமையுள் எல்லாம் பேதைமை காதன்மை
கையல்ல தன்கட் செயல்.

Transliteration

Pedhaimaiyul Ellaam Pedhaimai Kaadhanmai
Kaiyalla Thankat Seyal

English Translation

“Folly of follies is to lead A lewd and lawless life so bad”

Plain-English meaning

The greatest folly is that which leads one to take delight in doing what is forbidden

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English Translation

Folly of follies is to lead A lewd and lawless life so bad

G.U. Pope Translation

'Mid follies chiefest folly is to fix your loveOn deeds which to your station unbefitting prove

Plain-English Meaning

The greatest folly is that which leads one to take delight in doing what is forbidden

அறியாமையுள் எல்லாம் அறியாமை என்பது, ஒருவன் தனக்கு நன்மை தராதவை மேல் எல்லாம், விருப்பம் கொள்வதே ஆகும்.

Chapter 84

பேதைமை

This is folly's prominent vein To favour loss and forego gain

Folly of follies is to lead A lewd and lawless life so bad

Shameless, aimless, callous, listless Such are the marks of foolishness

No fool equals the fool who learns Knows, teaches, but self-control spurns

The fool suffers seven fold hells In single birth of hellish ills

A know-nothing fool daring a deed Not only fails but feels fettered

Strangers feast and kinsmen fast When fools mishandle fortunes vast

Fools possessing something on hand Like dazed and drunken stupids stand

Friendship with fools is highly sweet For without a groan we part

Entrance of fools where Savants meet Looks like couch trod by unclean feet