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ஒப்புரவறிதல்
Kurals 211–220 of the Thirukkural, in the book of Virtue (அறத்துப்பால்).
கைம்மாறு வேண்டா கடப்பாடு மாரிமாட்டு
என் ஆற்றுங் கொல்லோ உலகு.
Duty demands no recompense; to clouds of heaven,
By men on earth, what answering gift is given?
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Real giving expects nothing back; what does the world ever give the rain clouds?
Open in the appதாளாற்றித் தந்த பொருளெல்லாம் தக்கார்க்கு
வேளாண்மை செய்தற் பொருட்டு.
The worthy say, when wealth rewards their toil-spent hours,
For uses of beneficence alone 'tis ours.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Good people work hard for their money so that they can help others.
Open in the appபுத்தே ளுலகத்தும் ஈண்டும் பெறலரிதே
ஒப்புரவின் நல்ல பிற.
To 'due beneficence' no equal good we know,
Amid the happy gods, or in this world below.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Nothing in this world or the next is as good as helping others.
Open in the appஒத்த தறவோன் உயிர்வாழ்வான் மற்றையான்
செத்தாருள் வைக்கப் படும்.
Who knows what's human life's befitting grace,
He lives; the rest 'mongst dead men have their place.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: To really live is to know how to help others; whoever doesn't is as good as dead.
Open in the appஊருணி நீர்நிறைந் தற்றே உலகவாம்
பேரறி வாளன் திரு.
The wealth of men who love the 'fitting way,' the truly wise,
Is as when water fills the lake that village needs supplies.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: The wealth of a wise, generous person is like a full lake that the whole town can drink from.
Open in the appபயன்மரம் உள்ளூர்ப் பழுத்தற்றால் செல்வம்
நயனுடை யான்கண் படின்.
A tree that fruits in th' hamlet's central mart,
Is wealth that falls to men of liberal heart.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: The wealth of a generous person is like a fruit tree in the middle of town.
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பெருந்தகை யான்கண் படின்.
Unfailing tree that healing balm distils from every part,
Is ample wealth that falls to him of large and noble heart.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: In the hands of a great-hearted person, wealth is like a medicinal tree that heals everyone.
Open in the appஇடனில் பருவத்தும் ஒப்புரவிற்கு ஒல்கார்
கடனறி காட்சி யவர்.
E'en when resources fall, they weary not of 'kindness due,'-
They to whom Duty's self appears in vision true.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Good people who know their duty don't stop helping, even when money is tight.
Open in the appநயனுடையான் நல்கூர்ந்தா னாதல் செயும்நீர
செய்யாது அமைகலா வாறு.
The kindly-hearted man is poor in this alone,
When power of doing deeds of goodness he finds none.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: For a generous person, being poor only means being unable to help.
Open in the appஒப்புரவி னால்வரும் கேடெனின் அஃதொருவன்
விற்றுக்கோள் தக்க துடைத்து.
Though by 'beneficence,' the loss of all should come,
'Twere meet man sold himself, and bought it with the sum.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: If helping others costs you everything, it is still worth it, even if you have to sell yourself.
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