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Chapter 23: ஈகை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 23

Kural 222

ஈகை

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திருக்குறள்

நல்லாறு எனினும் கொளல்தீது மேலுலகம் இல்லெனினும் ஈதலே நன்று.

Nallaaru Eninum Kolaldheedhu Melulakam Illeninum Eedhale Nandru

“To beg is bad e'en from the good To give is good, were heaven forbid”

Though men declare it heavenward path, yet to receive is ill;Though upper heaven were not, to give is virtue still

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Kural #222

The Gift of Dignity

The story illustrates that begging, even if it seems like an easy way to survive, is a loss of dignity, whereas giving is a noble act regardless of one's circumstances. To beg is evil, even though it were said that it is a good path (to heaven) To give is good, even though it were said that those who do so cannot obtain heaven

8–14 yr 2 min