Thirukkural 931 in English

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Tamil original

வேண்டற்க வென்றிடினும் சூதினை வென்றதூஉம்
தூண்டிற்பொன் மீன்விழுங்கி அற்று.

Transliteration

Ventarka Vendritinum Soodhinai Vendradhooum
Thoontirpon Meenvizhungi Atru

English Translation

“Avoid gambling, albeit you win Gulping bait-hook what does fish gain?”

Plain-English meaning

Though able to win, let not one desire gambling; (for) even what is won is like a fish swallowing the iron in fish-hook

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Avoid gambling, albeit you win Gulping bait-hook what does fish gain?

G.U. Pope Translation

Seek not the gamester's play; though you should win,Your gain is as the baited hook the fish takes in

Plain-English Meaning

Though able to win, let not one desire gambling; (for) even what is won is like a fish swallowing the iron in fish-hook

வெற்றி பெறும் ஆற்றல் இருந்தாலும் சூதாடுவதை விரும்ப வேண்டா. அதில் பெறும் வெற்றி, தூண்டிலின் முள்ளில் இருக்கும் உணவை மீன் விழுங்கியது போன்றதாம்.

Chapter 94

சூது

Avoid gambling, albeit you win Gulping bait-hook what does fish gain?

Can gamblers in life good obtain Who lose a hundred one to gain?

If kings indulge in casting dice All their fortune will flow to foes

Nothing will make you poor like game Which adds to woes and ruins fame

The game, game-hall and gambler's art Who sought with glee have come to nought

Men swallowed by the ogress, dice Suffer grief and want by that vice

If men their time in game-den spend Ancestral wealth and virtues end

Game ruins wealth and spoils grace Leads to lies and wretched woes

Dress, wealth, food, fame, learning-these five In gambler's hand will never thrive

Love for game grows with every loss As love for life with sorrows grows