Kalavazhi Narpathu 4 · உருவக் கடுந்தேர் முருக்கிமற் றத்தேர்ப்
An elephant that crushed a swift chariot and rose bearing its wheel looked like a mountain holding the setting sun.
பதினெண்கீழ்க்கணக்கு / Patinenkilkanakku
The Eighteen Lesser Texts, including the Thirukkural.
Muthumozhikkanchi 4 · துவ்வாப் பத்து
The Ten That Are No Better: (1) The wealth of the shameful is no better than poverty. (2) Reckless daring is no better than cowardice. (3) A shameless life is no better than hunger. (4) Giving without respect is no better than refusing. (5) Promising and not doing is no better than folly. (6) False hospitality is no better than baseness. (7) Abandoning one you have taken in is no better than cruelty. (8) A fool for a companion is no better than being alone. (9) A disgraced old age is no better than a life of rage. (10) Enjoying pleasure alone is no better than loneliness.
Kural 5 · இருள்சேர் இருவினையும் சேரா இறைவன்
The two kinds of deeds, born of the darkness of ignorance, do not cling to those who delight in praising the Lord's glory, which is rich in true meaning.
Inna Narpathu 5 · சிறையில் கரும்பினைக் காத்தோம்ப லின்னா
Guarding a sugarcane field that has no fence is painful; living under an old roof that leaks is painful; a government that rules without justice is painful; and a task done without discretion, its plans laid open, is painful too.
Iniyavai Narpathu 5 · கொல்லாமை முன்இனிது கோல்கோடி மாராயஞ்
Not killing is sweet; never bending the sceptre for bribes and rewards is sweet; to be a just ruler, by right means, is called sweet; and speaking ill of no one is sweet too.
Kalavazhi Narpathu 5 · தெரிகணை யெஃகந் திறந்தவா யெல்லாம்
Crows that fed on blood in the wounds opened by arrows and spears lost their colour and looked like red-billed crow-pheasants.
Muthumozhikkanchi 5 · அல்ல பத்து
The Ten on What Is Not: (1) One who does not understand the home is no true spouse. (2) A home without a worthy spouse is no life. (3) A bond without kindness is neither kinship nor friendship. (4) One whose hand never tires of giving is no mere mountain of words. (5) One with a crooked heart is no friend. (6) Learning not taken to heart is not learning. (7) Toil that does not aim at living well is not true effort. (8) Giving outside dharma is not giving. (9) Austerity not kept in the right way is not austerity. (10) Age that has not grasped the life beyond is not maturity.
Kural 6 · பொறிவாயில் ஐந்தவித்தான் பொய்தீர் ஒழுக்க
Those who stand firm on the path of truthful conduct laid down by the One who has quenched the five gateways of the senses will live long.
Inna Narpathu 6 · அறமனத்தார் கூறுங் கடுமொழியு மின்னா
Harsh words from the righteous are painful; for the brave to shirk and idle on the battlefield is painful; a gift from someone who is themselves in distress is painful; and the words that come from the mouth of the crooked are painful too.
Iniyavai Narpathu 6 · ஆற்றுந் துணையால் அறஞ்செய்கை முன்இனிதே
Doing good to the full measure of one's means is sweet; useful counsel from the worthy is sweet; and taking as one's protectors people who are trustworthy, not frivolous, is sweet too.