Exception In Friendship [from 'proverbs 400' In Tamil] Poem by Rajendran Muthiah

135. Lord Yama[Death] lies in wait before hurling the nose
around the one whose time nears the end. Some thick
friends are as close as the dark ball in the eyes
till their needs fulfilled and then go apart.

136. O, wench wearing green golden bangles! When you
rely on one to help you in weak and bad times
like the wealth, if he denies in fear, it is
to take off the ladder once you reached the roof.

137. The white-skinned helped not the snake-flag owned in war
but did the last rites after Duryothan's death.
It is one bears son on shoulders to show
the gala-fest after it is over.

138. The noble are mindless of the slanders made
on friends by the evil men, as they judge right.
But the mean believe the slanders made on friends.
Damaging is the friendship with the stupids

139. O, wench with like eyes of the deer. Some make
Heartfelt friendship, move like relations, but
but meted out to shameless acts by others.
That friendship shines like a moon in the jungle.

140. When a known friend ignores you and feign as strange
You must treat him the same and change the friendship.
You alter love when your friend utters
And it is a good cure.

141. If you feign love to the foes and close friends
but grow malice between them spreading rumours
and don't standby anyone, you are like
the one standing between two fires.