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Chapter 44: குற்றங்கடிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 44

Kural 437

குற்றங்கடிதல்

Position 7/10

திருக்குறள்

செயற்பால செய்யா திவறியான் செல்வம் உயற்பால தன்றிக் கெடும்.

Seyarpaala Seyyaa Thivariyaan Selvam Uyarpaala Thandrik Ketum

“That miser's wealth shall waste and end Who would not for a good cause spend”

Who leaves undone what should be done, with niggard mind,His wealth shall perish, leaving not a wrack behind

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Kural #437

The Hoarder's Lost Fortune

The story illustrates how Arthur's refusal to spend his wealth on necessary causes led to the eventual loss of his fortune. The wealth of the avaricious man, who does not expend it for the purposes for which he ought to expend it will waste away and not continue

8–14 yr 1 min