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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Possession of Wisdom |
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Verse 421
Wisdom is a weapon with which a man may ward off destruction;
It is an inner fortress which no enemy can assail.
Verse 422
Wisdom will harness the mind, diverting it
From wrong and directing it toward right.
Verse 423
In whatever matter and from whomever heard,
Wisdom will witness its true meaning.
Verse 424
Wisdom speaks well, conveying each meaning clearly,
And listens for the subtlest sense in others' speech.
Verse 425
Men of wisdom befriend the wise and keep that friendship constant,
Not opening and closing like the petaled lotus.
Verse 426
It is wisdom to live in the world
As the world lives.
Verse 427
Those who know, know what it is to be.
The unknowing know this not.
Verse 428
It is folly not to fear what ought to be feared.
Therefore, the wise dread what ought to be dreaded.
Verse 429
Fearsome sufferings shall never happen
To the wise who guard against future happenings.
Verse 430
Those who possess wisdom possess everything.
Whatever others possess, without wisdom they have nothing.
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