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Chapter 31: Restraining Anger

வெகுளாமை

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301

செல்லிடத்துக் காப்பான் சினங்காப்பான் அல்லிடத்துக்
காக்கின்என் காவாக்கால் என்?

Sellitaththuk Kaappaan Sinangaappaan Allitaththuk
Kaakkinen Kaavaakkaal En?

Anger against the weak is wrong It is futile against the strong

Meaning: He restrains his anger who restrains it when it can injure; when it cannot injure, what does it matter whether he restrain it, or not ?

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302

செல்லா இடத்துச் சினந்தீது செல்லிடத்தும்
இல்அதனின் தீய பிற.

Sellaa Itaththuch Chinandheedhu Sellitaththum
Iladhanin Theeya Pira

Vain is wrath against men of force Against the meek it is still worse

Meaning: Anger is bad, even when it cannot injure; when it can injure; there is no greater evil

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303

மறத்தல் வெகுளியை யார்மாட்டும் தீய
பிறத்தல் அதனான் வரும்.

Maraththal Vekuliyai Yaarmaattum Theeya
Piraththal Adhanaan Varum

Off with wrath with any one It is the source of sin and pain

Meaning: Forget anger towards every one, as fountains of evil spring from it

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304

நகையும் உவகையும் கொல்லும் சினத்தின்
பகையும் உளவோ பிற.

Nakaiyum Uvakaiyum Kollum Sinaththin
Pakaiyum Ulavo Pira

Is there a foe like harmful ire Which kills the smile and joyful cheer?

Meaning: What other foe to man works such annoy?

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305

தன்னைத்தான் காக்கின் சினங்காக்க காவாக்கால்
தன்னையே கொல்லுஞ் சினம்.

Thannaiththaan Kaakkin Sinangaakka Kaavaakkaal
Thannaiye Kollunj Chinam

Thyself to save, from wrath away! If not thyself the wrath will slay

Meaning: If a man would guard himself, let him guard against anger; if he do not guard it, anger will kill him

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306

சினமென்னும் சேர்ந்தாரைக் கொல்லி இனமென்னும்
ஏமப் புணையைச் சுடும்.

Sinamennum Serndhaaraik Kolli Inamennum
Emap Punaiyaich Chutum

Friend-killer is the fatal rage It burns the helpful kinship-barge

Meaning: The fire of anger will burn up even the pleasant raft of friendship

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307

சினத்தைப் பொருளென்று கொண்டவன் கேடு
நிலத்தறைந்தான் கைபிழையா தற்று.

Sinaththaip Porulendru Kontavan Ketu
Nilaththaraindhaan Kaipizhaiyaa Thatru

The wrath-lover to doom is bound Like failless-hand that strikes the ground

Meaning: Destruction will come upon him who ragards anger as a good thing, as surely as the hand of him who strikes the ground will not fail

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308

இணர்எரி தோய்வன்ன இன்னா செயினும்
புணரின் வெகுளாமை நன்று.

Inareri Thoivanna Innaa Seyinum
Punarin Vekulaamai Nandru

Save thy soul from burning ire Though tortured like the touch of fire

Meaning: Though one commit things against you as painful (to bear) as if a bundle of fire had been thrust upon you, it will be well, to refrain, if possible, from anger

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309

உள்ளிய தெல்லாம் உடனெய்தும் உள்ளத்தால்
உள்ளான் வெகுளி எனின்.

Ulliya Thellaam Utaneydhum Ullaththaal
Ullaan Vekuli Enin

Wishes he gains as he wishes If man refrains from rage vicious!

Meaning: If a man never indulges anger in his heart, he will at once obtain whatever he has thought of

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310

இறந்தார் இறந்தார் அனையர் சினத்தைத்
துறந்தார் துறந்தார் துணை.

Irandhaar Irandhaar Anaiyar Sinaththaith
Thurandhaar Thurandhaar Thunai

Dead are they who are anger-fed Saints are they from whom wrath has fled

Meaning: Those, who give way to excessive anger, are no better than dead men; but those, who are freed from it, are equal to those who are freed (from death)

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