Virtue (அறத்துப்பால்) Domestic Virtue
When talking too much or saying useless things.
Pallaar Muniyap Payanila SolluvaanEllaarum Ellap Patum
He who to the disgust of many speaks useless things will be despised by all
Words without sense, while chafe the wise, Who babbles, him will all despise
G. U. Pope, 1886
Payanila Pallaarmun Sollal NayanilaNattaarkan Seydhalir Reedhu
To speak useless things in the presence of many is a greater evil than to do unkind things towards friends
Words without sense, where many wise men hear, to pourThan deeds to friends ungracious done offendeth more
G. U. Pope, 1886
Nayanilan Enpadhu Sollum PayanilaPaarith Thuraikkum Urai
That conversation in which a man utters forth useless things will say of him "he is without virtue."
Diffusive speech of useless words proclaimsA man who never righteous wisdom gains
G. U. Pope, 1886
Nayansaaraa Nanmaiyin Neekkum PayansaaraapPanpilsol Pallaa Rakaththu
The words devoid of profit or pleasure which a man speaks will, being inconsistent with virtue,
Unmeaning, worthless words, said to the multitude, To none delight afford, and sever men from good
G. U. Pope, 1886
Seermai Sirappotu Neengum PayanilaNeermai Yutaiyaar Solin
If the good speak vain words their eminence and excellence will leave them
Gone are both fame and boasted excellence, When men of worth speak of words devoid of sense
G. U. Pope, 1886
Payanil Sol Paaraattu VaanaiMakanenal Makkat Padhati Yenal
Call not him a man who parades forth his empty words Call him the chaff of men
Who makes display of idle words' inanity, Call him not man, -chaff of humanity
G. U. Pope, 1886
Nayanila Sollinunj Cholluka SaandrorPayanila Sollaamai Nandru
Let the wise if they will, speak things without excellence; it will be well for them not to speak useless things
Let those who list speak things that no delight afford,'Tis good for men of worth to speak no idle word
G. U. Pope, 1886
Arumpayan Aayum Arivinaar SollaarPerumpayan Illaadha Sol
The wise who seek after rare pleasures will not speak words that have not much weight in them
The wise who weigh the worth of every utterance, Speak none but words of deep significance
G. U. Pope, 1886
Poruldheerndha Pochchaandhunj Chollaar MaruldheerndhaMaasaru Kaatchi Yavar
Those wise men who are without faults and are freed from ignorance will not even forgetfully speak things that profit not
The men of vision pure, from wildering folly free, Not e'en in thoughtless hour, speak words of vanity
G. U. Pope, 1886
Solluka Sollir Payanutaiya SollarkaSollir Payanilaach Chol
Speak what is useful, and speak not useless words
If speak you will, speak words that fruit afford, If speak you will, speak never fruitless word
G. U. Pope, 1886
