Wealth (பொருட்பால்) Friendship
When a friendship is harmful.
Parukuvaar Polinum Panpilaar KenmaiPerukalir Kundral Inidhu
The decrease of friendship with those who look as if they would eat you up (through excess of love) while they are really destitute of goodness is far better than its increase
Though evil men should all-absorbing friendship show, Their love had better die away than grow
G. U. Pope, 1886
Urinnattu Arinoruum Oppilaar KenmaiPerinum Izhappinum En?
Of what avail is it to get or lose the friendship of those who love when there is gain and leave when there is none ?
What though you gain or lose friendship of men of alien heart, Who when you thrive are friends, and when you fail depart
G. U. Pope, 1886
Uruvadhu Seerdhookkum Natpum PeruvadhuKolvaarum Kalvarum Ner
Friendship who calculate the profits (of their friendship), prostitutes who are bent on obtaining their gains, and thieves are (all) of the same character
These are alike: the friends who ponder friendship's gainThose who accept whate'er you give, and all the plundering train
G. U. Pope, 1886
Amarakaththu Aatrarukkum Kallaamaa AnnaarThamarin Thanimai Thalai
Solitude is more to be desired than the society of those who resemble the untrained horses which throw down (their riders) in the fields of battle
A steed untrained will leave you in the tug of war; Than friends like that to dwell alone is better far
G. U. Pope, 1886
Seydhemanj Chaaraach Chiriyavar PunkenmaiEydhalin Eydhaamai Nandru
It is far better to avoid that to contract the evil friendship of the base who cannot protect (their friends) even when appointed to do so
'Tis better not to gain than gain the friendship profitlessOf men of little minds, who succour fails when dangers press
G. U. Pope, 1886
Pedhai Perungezheei Natpin ArivutaiyaarEdhinmai Koti Urum
The hatred of the wise is ten-million times more profitable than the excessive intimacy of the fool
Better ten million times incur the wise man's hate, Than form with foolish men a friendship intimate
G. U. Pope, 1886
Nakaivakaiya Raakiya Natpin PakaivaraalPaththatuththa Koti Urum
What comes from enemies is a hundred million times more profitable than what comes from the friendship of those who cause only laughter
From foes ten million fold a greater good you gain, Than friendship yields that's formed with laughers vain
G. U. Pope, 1886
Ollum Karumam Utatru PavarkenmaiSollaataar Sora Vital
Gradually abandon without revealing (beforehand) the friendship of those who pretend inability to carry out what they (really) could do
Those men who make a grievous toil of what they doOn your behalf, their friendship silently eschew
G. U. Pope, 1886
Kanavinum Innaadhu Manno VinaiveruSolveru Pattaar Thotarpu
The friendship of those whose actions do not agree with their words will distress (one) even in (one's) dreams
E'en in a dream the intercourse is bitternessWith men whose deeds are other than their words profess
G. U. Pope, 1886
Enaiththum Kurukudhal Ompal ManaikkezheeiMandril Pazhippaar Thotarpu
Avoid even the least approach to a contraction of friendship with those who would love you in private but ridicule you in public
In anywise maintain not intercourse with those, Who in the house are friends, in hall are slandering foes
G. U. Pope, 1886
