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Chapter 107: இரவச்சம்

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 107

Kural 1068

இரவச்சம்

Position 8/10

திருக்குறள்

இரவென்னும் ஏமாப்பில் தோணி கரவென்னும் பார்தாக்கப் பக்கு விடும்.

Iravennum Emaappil Thoni Karavennum Paardhaakkap Pakku Vitum

“The hapless bark of beggary splits On the rock of refusing hits”

The fragile bark of beggaryWrecked on denial's rock will lie

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Kural #1068

Kari's Lesson: The Fragile Raft

The story illustrates how a life built on begging is as precarious as a weak raft that shatters against the rocks of rejection. The unsafe raft of begging will split when it strikes on the rock of refusal

8–14 yr 2 min