Virtue (அறத்துப்பால்) — Domestic Virtue (இல்லறவியல்) — The Wealth of Children (மக்கட்பேறு)

Kural 61:
பெறுமவற்றுள் யாமறிவது இல்லை அறிவறிந்த
மக்கட்பேறு அல்ல பிற.
peRumavatruL yaamaRivadhu illai aRivaRindha
makkatpaeRu alla piRa
English couplet:
Of all that men acquire, we know not any greater gain,
Than that which by the birth of learned children men obtain
Explanation: Among all the benefits that may be acquired, we know no greater benefit than the acquisition of intelligent children

Kural 62:
எழுபிறப்பும் தீயவை தீண்டா பழிபிறங்காப்
பண்புடை மக்கட் பெறின்.
ezhupiRappum theeyavai theeNtaa pazhipiRangaap
paNpudai makkat peRin
English couplet:
Who children gain, that none reproach, of virtuous worth,
No evils touch them, through the sev'n-fold maze of birth
Explanation: The evils of the seven births shall not touch those who abtain children of a good disposition, free from vice

Kural 63:
தம்பொருள் என்பதம் மக்கள் அவர்பொருள்
தம்தம் வினையான் வரும்.
thamporuL enpadham makkaL avarporuL
thamdham vinaiyaan varum
English couplet:
'Man's children are his fortune,' say the wise;
From each one's deeds his varied fortunes rise
Explanation: Men will call their sons their wealth, because it flows to them through the deeds which they (sons) perform on their behalf

Kural 64:
அமிழ்தினும் ஆற்ற இனிதேதம் மக்கள்
சிறுகை அளாவிய கூழ்.
amizhdhinum aatra inidhaedham makkaL
siRukai aLaaviya coozh.
English couplet:
Than God's ambrosia sweeter far the food before men laid,
In which the little hands of children of their own have play'd
Explanation: The rice in which the little hand of their children has dabbled will be far sweeter (to the parent) than ambrosia

Kural 65:
மக்கள்மெய் தீண்டல் உடற்கின்பம் மற்றுஅவர்
சொற்கேட்டல் இன்பம் செவிக்கு.
makkaLmeyt TheeNdal utaRkinpam matruavar
soRkaettal inpam sevikku
English couplet:
To patent sweet the touch of children dear;
Their voice is sweetest music to his ear
Explanation: The touch of children gives pleasure to the body, and the hearing of their words, pleasure to the ear

Kural 66:
குழல்இனிது யாழ்இனிது என்பதம் மக்கள்
மழலைச்சொல் கேளா தவர்.
kuzhalinidhu yaazhinidhu enpadham makkaL
mazhalaichchol KaeLaa thavar
English couplet:
'The pipe is sweet,' 'the lute is sweet,' by them't will be averred,
Who music of their infants' lisping lips have never heard
Explanation: "The pipe is sweet, the lute is sweet," say those who have not heard the prattle of their own children

Kural 67:
தந்தை மகற்காற்றும் நன்றி அவையத்து
முந்தி இருப்பச் செயல்.
thandhai makaRkaatrum nandri avaiyaththu
mundhi iruppach cheyal
English couplet:
Sire greatest boon on son confers, who makes him meet,
In councils of the wise to fill the highest seat
Explanation: The benefit which a father should confer on his son is to give him precedence in the assembly of the learned

Kural 68:
தம்மின்தம் மக்கள் அறிவுடைமை மாநிலத்து
மன்னுயிர்க் கெல்லாம் இனிது.
thammintham makkaL aRivudaimai maanhilaththu
mannuyirk kellaam inidhu
English couplet:
Their children's wisdom greater than their own confessed,
Through the wide world is sweet to every human breast
Explanation: That their children should possess knowledge is more pleasing to all men of this great earth than to themselves

Kural 69:
ஈன்ற பொழுதின் பெரிதுவக்கும் தன்மகனைச்
சான்றோன் எனக்கேட்ட தாய்.
eendra pozhudhin peridhuvakkum thanmakanaich
chaandroan enakkaetta thaai
English couplet:
When mother hears him named 'fulfill'd of wisdom's lore,'
Far greater joy she feels, than when her son she bore
Explanation: The mother who hears her son called "a wise man" will rejoice more than she did at his birth

Kural 70:
மகன்தந்தைக்கு ஆற்றும் உதவி இவன்தந்தை
என்நோற்றான் கொல்எனும் சொல்.
makan-dhandhaikku aatrum udhavi ivan-dhandhai
ennoatraan kol-enum sol
English couplet:
To sire, what best requital can by grateful child be done?
To make men say, 'What merit gained the father such a son?'
Explanation: (So to act) that it may be said "by what great penance did his father beget him," is the benefit which a son should render to his father