Amending Faults (By St. Thiruvalluvar In Tamil) Poem by Rajendran Muthiah

431.Excellent is the wealth of those who are free
From arrogance, wrath and meanness.
432.Stinginess, self-conceit and unbridled mirth
Are faults in a king.
433.Those who fear disgrace deem millet-like faults in them
As the vast palm tree sized.
434.To guard against committing faults is a matter of import
Since faults are ruin bringing hostility.
435.One’s unguarded life against coming evil
Perish like a rick of straw in fire.
436.To rid of his flaws first and then scans those of others
Will make a king fault-free.
437.The wealth of a skinflint will go to rack and ruin
As he spends not for what should be done.
438.The greed called stinginess is not deemed as other faults.
It is the worst of all.
439.Never foster a high self-regard of yourself.
And don’t desire to do useless things.
440.If you can enjoy in private your things loved and desire
The designs of your foes can’t do anything.