Polity (பொருட்பால்) — Royalty (அரசியல்) — The Possession of Knowledge (அறிவுடைமை)

Kural 421:
அறிவற்றங் காக்குங் கருவி செறுவார்க்கும்
உள்ளழிக்க லாகா அரண்.
aRivatranG kaakkunG karuvi seRuvaarkkum
uLLazhikka laakaa araN
English couplet:
True wisdom wards off woes, A circling fortress high;
Its inner strength man's eager foes Unshaken will defy.
Explanation: Wisdom is a weapon to ward off destruction; it is an inner fortress which enemies cannot destroy.

Kural 422:
சென்ற இடத்தால் செலவிடா தீதொரீஇ
நன்றின்பால் உய்ப்ப தறிவு.
sendra idaththaal selavitaa theedhoree-i
nandrinpaal uyppa thaRivu
English couplet:
Wisdom restrains, nor suffers mind to wander where it would;
From every evil calls it back, and guides in way of good.
Explanation: Not to permit the mind to go where it lists, to keep it from evil, and to employ it in good, this is wisdom.

Kural 423:
எப்பொருள் யார்யார்வாய்க் கேட்பினும் அப்பொருள்
மெய்ப்பொருள் காண்ப தறிவு.
epporuL yaaryaarvaaik kaetpinum apporuL
meypporuL kaaNpa thaRivu
English couplet:
Though things diverse from divers sages' lips we learn,
'Tis wisdom's part in each the true thing to discern.
Explanation: To discern the truth in every thing, by whomsoever spoken, is wisdom.

Kural 424:
எண்பொருள வாகச் செலச்சொல்லித் தான்பிறர்வாய்
நுண்பொருள் காண்ப தறிவு.
eNporuLa vaakach chelachchollith thaanpiRarvaai
nuNporuL kaaNpa thaRivu
English couplet:
Wisdom hath use of lucid speech, words that acceptance win,
And subtle sense of other men's discourse takes in.
Explanation: To speak so as that the meaning may easily enter the mind of the hearer, and to discern the subtlest thought which may lie hidden in the words of others, this is wisdom.

Kural 425:
உலகம் தழீஇய தொட்பம் மலர்தலும்
கூம்பலும் இல்ல தறிவு.
ulagam thazheeiya thotpam malardhalum
koompalum illa thaRivu
English couplet:
Wisdom embraces frank the world, to no caprice exposed;
Unlike the lotus flower, now opened wide, now petals strictly closed.
Explanation: To secure the friendship of the great is true wisdom; it is (also) wisdom to keep (that friendship unchanged, and) not opening and closing (like the lotus flower).

Kural 426:
எவ்வ துறைவது உலகம் உலகத்தோடு
அவ்வ துறைவ தறிவு.
evva thuRaivadhu ulagam ulakaththoatu
avva thuRaiva thaRivu
English couplet:
As dwells the world, so with the world to dwell
In harmony- this is to wisely live and well.
Explanation: To live as the world lives, is wisdom.

Kural 427:
அறிவுடையார் ஆவ தறிவார் அறிவிலார்
அஃதறி கல்லா தவர்.
aRivutaiyaar aava thaRivaar aRivilaar
aqdhaRi kallaa thavar
English couplet:
The wise discern, the foolish fail to see,
And minds prepare for things about to be.
Explanation: The wise are those who know beforehand what will happen; those who do not know this are the unwise.

Kural 428:
அஞ்சுவ தஞ்சாமை பேதைமை அஞ்சுவது
அஞ்சல் அறிவார் தொழில்.
anjuva thanjaamai paedhaimai anjuvadhu
anjal aRivaar thozhil
English couplet:
Folly meets fearful ills with fearless heart;
To fear where cause of fear exists is wisdom's part.
Explanation: Not to fear what ought to be feared, is folly; it is the work of the wise to fear what should be feared.

Kural 429:
எதிரதாக் காக்கும் அறிவினார்க் கில்லை
அதிர வருவதோர் நோய்.
edhiradhaak kaakkum aRivinaark killai
adhira varuvadhoar noai
English couplet:
The wise with watchful soul who coming ills foresee;
From coming evil's dreaded shock are free.
Explanation: No terrifying calamity will happen to the wise, who (foresee) and guard against coming evils.

Kural 430:
அறிவுடையார் எல்லா முடையார் அறிவிலார்
என்னுடைய ரேனும் இலர்.
aRivutaiyaar ellaa mudaiyaar aRivilaar
ennutaiya raenum ilar
English couplet:
The wise is rich, with ev'ry blessing blest;
The fool is poor, of everything possessed.
Explanation: Those who possess wisdom, possess every thing; those who have not wisdom, whatever they may possess, have nothing.