Tirukkural Chapter 89 - Couplets 7,8,9,10

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL அதிகாரம் 89 - உட் பகை CHAPTER 89 - INTERNAL ENEMIES *** 89/07. செப்பின் புணர்ச்சிபோல் கூடினும் கூடாதே உட்பகை உற்ற குடி. 89/07. Seppin punnarchchipoal koodinum koodaadhe Utpaghai utrra kudi. 89/07. If in a family internal enemies are there, they will have no unity like vessels kept one above the other but are not attached to each other. *** Harshini: Though vessels are kept one above the other, Those are not attached together. Nalini: When they have internal enmity No one will have any pity. Each one will claim their right, And to get it, they will fight. If they stand divided And do not stand united, It is easy for outsiders, To spoil those insiders. Internal disputes, if any, Or, internal enemies, if any, Must be solved then and there Without dragging it forever. *** 89/08. அரம்பொருத பொன்போலத் தேயும் உரம்பொருது உட்பகை உற்ற குடி. 89/08. Aramporudha ponpolath theyum uramporudhu Utpagai utrra kudi. 89/08. In a family having internal enemies, there will be no co-operation day by day, Just like an iron piece cut by a saw slowly. *** Harshini: Iron is strong, but it can be cut by a saw Like that a strong family can be split by internal enmity. Nalini: If a piece of strong iron Can be cut by a slender saw, A family's strong unity, Can be split by their enmity. When one was born Nothing was brought by him Or at the time of death Nothing is taken with him In between his birth, And his ensuing death, They create internal enemies, Just for division of properties. *** 89/09. எட்பகவு அன்ன சிறுமைத்தே ஆயினும் உட்பகை உள்ளதாம் கேடு. 89/09. Etpagavu anna sirrumaiththe aayinum Utpagai ulladhaam kedu. 89/09. If the internal enmity is of a small sesame seed size, that is enough to spoil a family relationship. *** Harshini: It is not the size that counts. The dispute may be the size of a mustard seed, Yet, that is sufficient to spoil a family unity. Nalini: Even a small dispute Can make a family split, As each one has his or her ego. That will never let it go. It may lead to a divorce, Of a couple having difference, Or it may lead to a fight In the crowded open street. Some even take knife to kill And prefer to go to jail, Rather than compromising Small issues that are hanging. *** 89/10. உடம்பாடு இலாதவர் வாழ்க்கை குடங்கருள் பாம்போடு உடனுறைந் தற்று. 89/10. Udampaadu ilaadhavar vazhkkai kudangkarull Pambhodu udanurraindh thatrru. 89/10. If a family lives without mental harmony It is like living with a cobra in a small room. *** Harshini: Always a cobra will be hissing in an attacking mood. Like that if a family lives rubbing each other on the wrong side, what will happen then? Nalini: A cobra is hissing rarely, But a family is fighting daily, For one reason or the other, With no peace prevailing there. They disturb their neighbors. There is no internal peace, Only internal enmity remains. What kind of family is this? To these unsolved questions Of their tired neighbors Who can find proper answers When they create nuisance? ***