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Chapter 18: வெஃகாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 18

Kural 176

வெஃகாமை

Position 6/10

திருக்குறள்

அருள்வெஃகி ஆற்றின்கண் நின்றான் பொருள்வெஃகிப் பொல்லாத சூழக் கெடும்.

Arulveqki Aatrinkan Nindraan Porulveqkip Pollaadha Soozhak Ketum

“Who seeks for grace on righteous path Suffers by evil covetous wealth”

Though, grace desiring, he in virtue's way stand strong,He's lost who wealth desires, and ponders deeds of wrong

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Kural #176

Somu's Test of Honesty

The story illustrates how the desire for another's wealth can lead a virtuous person astray, and how choosing honesty over greed prevents ruin. If he, who through desire of the virtue of kindness abides in the domestic state ie, the path in which it may be obtained, covet (the property of others) and think of evil methods (to obtain it), he will perish

8–14 yr 1 min