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Kural 437
குற்றங்கடிதல்
The Correction of Faults
செயற்பால செய்யா திவறியான் செல்வம்
உயற்பால தன்றிக் கெடும்.
Seyarpaala Seyyaa Thivariyaan Selvam / Uyarpaala Thandrik Ketum
English
That miser's wealth shall waste and end Who would not for a good cause spend
— Who leaves undone what should be done, with niggard mind,His wealth shall perish, leaving not a wrack behind
The wealth of the avaricious man, who does not expend it for the purposes for which he ought to expend it will waste away and not continue