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Chapter 101: Wealth without Benefaction

நன்றியில் செல்வம்

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1001

வைத்தான்வாய் சான்ற பெரும்பொருள் அஃதுண்ணான்
செத்தான் செயக்கிடந்தது இல்.

Vaiththaanvaai Saandra Perumporul Aqdhunnaan
Seththaan Seyakkitandhadhu Il

Dead is he with wealth in pile Unenjoyed, it is futile

Meaning: He who does not enjoy the immense riches he has heaped up in his house, is (to be reckoned as) dead, (for) there is nothing achieved (by him)

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1002

பொருளானாம் எல்லாமென்று ஈயாது இவறும்
மருளானாம் மாணாப் பிறப்பு

Porulaanaam Ellaamendru Eeyaadhu Ivarum
Marulaanaam Maanaap Pirappu

The niggard miser thinks wealth is all He hoards, gives not is born devil

Meaning: He who knows that wealth yields every pleasure and yet is so blind as to lead miserly life will be born a demon

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1003

ஈட்டம் இவறி இசைவேண்டா ஆடவர்
தோற்றம் நிலக்குப் பொறை.

Eettam Ivari Isaiventaa Aatavar
Thotram Nilakkup Porai

A burden he is to earth indeed Who hoards without a worthy deed

Meaning: A burden to the earth are men bent on the acquisition of riches and not (true) fame

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1004

எச்சமென்று என்எண்ணுங் கொல்லோ ஒருவரால்
நச்சப் படாஅ தவன்.

Echchamendru Enennung Kollo Oruvaraal
Nachchap Pataaa Thavan

What legacy can he leave behind Who is for approach too unkind

Meaning: What will the miser who is not liked (by any one) regard as his own (in the world to come) ?

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1005

கொடுப்பதூஉம் துய்ப்பதூஉம் இல்லார்க்கு அடுக்கிய
கோடியுண் டாயினும் இல்.

Kotuppadhooum Thuyppadhooum Illaarkku Atukkiya
Kotiyun Taayinum Il

What is the good of crores they hoard To give and enjoy whose heart is hard

Meaning: Those who neither give (to others) nor enjoy (their property) are (truly) destitute, though possessing immense riches

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1006

ஏதம் பெருஞ்செல்வம் தான்துவ்வான் தக்கார்க்கொன்று
ஈதல் இயல்பிலா தான்.

Edham Perunjelvam Thaandhuvvaan Thakkaarkkondru
Eedhal Iyalpilaa Thaan

Great wealth unused for oneself nor To worthy men is but a slur

Meaning: He who enjoys not (his riches) nor relieves the wants of the worthy is a disease to his wealth

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1007

அற்றார்க்கொன்று ஆற்றாதான் செல்வம் மிகநலம்
பெற்றாள் தமியள்மூத் தற்று.

Atraarkkondru Aatraadhaan Selvam Mikanalam
Petraal Thamiyalmooth Thatru

Who loaths to help have-nots, his gold Is like a spinster-belle grown old

Meaning: The wealth of him who never bestows anything on the destitute is like a woman of beauty growing old without a husband

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1008

நச்சப் படாதவன் செல்வம் நடுவூருள்
நச்சு மரம்பழுத் தற்று.

Nachchap Pataadhavan Selvam Natuvoorul
Nachchu Marampazhuth Thatru

The idle wealth of unsought men Is poison-fruit-tree amidst a town

Meaning: The wealth of him who is disliked (by all) is like the fruit-bearing of the etty tree in the midst of a town

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1009

அன்பொரீஇத் தற்செற்று அறநோக்காது ஈட்டிய
ஒண்பொருள் கொள்வார் பிறர்.

Anporeeith Tharsetru Aranokkaadhu Eettiya
Onporul Kolvaar Pirar

Others usurp the shining gold In loveless, stingy, vicious hold

Meaning: To heap up glittering wealth, their hoards shall others take

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1010

சீருடைச் செல்வர் சிறுதுனி மாரி
வறங்கூர்ந் தனையது உடைத்து.

Seerutaich Chelvar Sirudhuni Maari
Varangoorn Thanaiyadhu Utaiththu

The brief want of the rich benign Is like rainclouds growing thin

Meaning: The short-lived poverty of those who are noble and rich is like the clouds becoming poor (for a while)

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