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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Verse 1001
Whoever hoards wealth, neither enjoying nor expending it,
Is as lifeless as his unused heap.
Verse 1002
Believing wealth is everything, yet giving nothing,
The miser will himself be possessed in a miserable birth.
Verse 1003
The mere sight of men who crave wealth's accumulation,
And care nothing of renown is a burden to the earth.
Verse 1004
Unloved by even a single soul,
What could such a man imagine he might leave behind.
Verse 1005
Amid accumulated millions a man remains poor
If he neither gives nor enjoys his wealth.
Verse 1006
Vast wealth can be a wretched curse to one who neither
Gladdens himself in its worth nor gives to the worthy.
Verse 1007
The wealth of a man who gives nothing to the needy
Is like a beautiful maiden growing old unwed.
Verse 1008
The wealth of the man whom no one loves is like a poisonous tree
That bears fruit in the heart of a village.
Verse 1009
Strangers will one day sieze his wealth, who,
To pile it high, preffered self-denial, forsaking love and dharma.
Verse 1010
The short-lived poverty of the benevolent wealthy man
Is like the temporary dryness of the rain cloud.
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