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Kural 70
மக்கட்பேறு
The Wealth of Children
மகன்தந்தைக்கு ஆற்றும் உதவி இவன்தந்தை
என்நோற்றான் கொல் எனும் சொல்.
Makandhandhaikku Aatrum Udhavi Ivandhandhai / Ennotraan Kol Enum Sol
English
The son to sire this word is debt \"What penance such a son begot!\"
— To sire, what best requital can by grateful child be done?To make men say, 'What merit gained the father such a son?'
(So to act) that it may be said "by what great penance did his father beget him," is the benefit which a son should render to his father