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Chapter 84: பேதைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 84

Kural 837

பேதைமை

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திருக்குறள்

ஏதிலார் ஆரத் தமர்பசிப்பர் பேதை பெருஞ்செல்வம் உற்றக் கடை.

Edhilaar Aarath Thamarpasippar Pedhai Perunjelvam Utrak Katai

“Strangers feast and kinsmen fast When fools mishandle fortunes vast”

When fools are blessed with fortune's bounteous store,Their foes feed full, their friends are prey to hunger sore

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Kural #837

The Fool's Fortune

The story illustrates how a lack of wisdom leads a person to favor strangers over family, ultimately resulting in the loss of wealth and the suffering of loved ones. If a fool happens to get an immense fortune, his neighbours will enjoy it while his relations starve

8–14 yr 1 min