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பேதைமை
Kurals 831–840 of the Thirukkural, in the book of Wealth (பொருட்பால்).
பேதைமை என்பதொன்று யாதெனின் ஏதங்கொண்டு
ஊதியம் போக விடல்.
What one thing merits folly's special name.
Letting gain go, loss for one's own to claim!
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: The worst kind of foolishness is the kind that makes you lose what you have and miss what you could gain.
Open in the appபேதைமையுள் எல்லாம் பேதைமை காதன்மை
கையல்ல தன்கட் செயல்.
'Mid follies chiefest folly is to fix your love
On deeds which to your station unbefitting prove.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: The greatest foolishness is enjoying doing what you know you shouldn't.
Open in the appநாணாமை நாடாமை நாரின்மை யாதொன்றும்
பேணாமை பேதை தொழில்
Ashamed of nothing, searching nothing out, of loveless heart,
Nought cherishing, 'tis thus the fool will play his part.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Shamelessness, indifference, harshness and disinterest in what matters: these are the marks of a fool.
Open in the appஓதி உணர்ந்தும் பிறர்க்குரைத்தும் தானடங்காப்
பேதையின் பேதையார் இல்.
The sacred law he reads and learns, to other men expounds,-
Himself obeys not; where can greater fool be found?
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: The biggest fool is someone who has studied, understood and even taught, yet doesn't live by it.
Open in the appஒருமைச் செயலாற்றும் பேதை எழுமையும்
தான்புக் கழுந்தும் அளறு.
The fool will merit hell in one brief life on earth,
In which he entering sinks through sevenfold round of birth.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A fool can create in one lifetime a misery that lasts for many.
Open in the appபொய்படும் ஒன்றோ புனைபூணும் கையறியாப்
பேதை வினைமேற் கொளின்.
When fool some task attempts with uninstructed pains,
It fails; nor that alone, himself he binds with chains.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: When someone who doesn't know how to do a job takes it on, they don't just fail; they make things worse for themselves.
Open in the appஏதிலார் ஆரத் தமர்பசிப்பர் பேதை
பெருஞ்செல்வம் உற்றக் கடை.
When fools are blessed with fortune's bounteous store,
Their foes feed full, their friends are prey to hunger sore.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: When a fool gets rich, strangers enjoy it while their own family goes hungry.
Open in the appமையல் ஒருவன் களித்தற்றால் பேதைதன்
கையொன்று உடைமை பெறின்.
When folly's hand grasps wealth's increase, 'twill be
As when a mad man raves in drunken glee.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A fool with money is like someone already dizzy getting drunk.
Open in the appபெரிதினிது பேதையார் கேண்மை பிரிவின்கண்
பீழை தருவதொன் றில்.
Friendship of fools is very pleasant thing,
Parting with them will leave behind no sting.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Friendship between fools is easy: when it ends, nobody is hurt.
Open in the appகழாஅக்கால் பள்ளியுள் வைத்தற்றால் சான்றோர்
குழாஅத்துப் பேதை புகல்.
Like him who seeks his couch with unwashed feet,
Is fool whose foot intrudes where wise men meet.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A fool walking into a gathering of the wise is like stepping onto a clean bed with dirty feet.
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