THE KURAL
1006. There is a man that enjoyeth not his wealth nor giveth freely to men of worth: he is a disease unto a great fortune.
1007. Behold the man that giveth not anything to the needy: the wealth in his hands is like a fair damsel that wasteth away her youth in loneliness.
1008. The fortune of the man that is not loved of men is like the fruiting of the poison tree in the midst of the village.
1009. The wealth that is made without any regard to love or righteousness, and by starving oneself, is hoarded only for the behoof of strangers.
1010. The distress of the man of wealth who hath emptied his resources by benefactions is only like the exhaustion of the rain-cloud : it will not continue for long.
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