Polity (பொருட்பால்) — Friendship (நட்பியல்) — Folly (பேதைமை)

Kural 831:
பேதைமை என்பதொன்று யாதெனின் ஏதங்கொண்டு
ஊதியம் போக விடல்.
paedhaimai enpadhondru yaadhenin EdhangoNdu
oodhiyam poaka vidal
English couplet:
Familiarity What one thing merits folly's special name.
Letting gain go, loss for one's own to claim!.
Explanation: Folly is one (of the chief defects); it is that which (makes one) incur loss and forego gain.

Kural 832:
பேதைமையுள் எல்லாம் பேதைமை காதன்மை
கையல்ல தன்கட் செயல்.
paedhaimaiyuL ellaam paedhaimai kaadhanmai
kaiyalla than-kat seyal
English couplet:
'Mid follies chiefest folly is to fix your love
On deeds which to your station unbefitting prove.
Explanation: The greatest folly is that which leads one to take delight in doing what is forbidden.

Kural 833:
நாணாமை நாடாமை நாரின்மை யாதொன்றும்
பேணாமை பேதை தொழில்.
naaNaamai naadaamai naarinmai yaadhondrum
paeNaamai paedhai thozhil
English couplet:
Ashamed of nothing, searching nothing out, of loveless heart,
Nought cherishing, 'tis thus the fool will play his part.
Explanation: Shamelessness indifference (to what must be sought after), harshness, and aversion for everything (that ought to be desired) are the qualities of the fool.

Kural 834:
ஓதி உணர்ந்தும் பிறர்க்குரைத்தும் தானடங்காப்
பேதையின் பேதையார் இல்.
Odhi uNarndhum piRarkkuraiththum thaanatangaap
paedhaiyin paedhaiyaar il
English couplet:
The sacred law he reads and learns, to other men expounds,-
Himself obeys not; where can greater fool be found? .
Explanation: There are no greater fools than he who, though he has read and understood (a great deal) and even taught it to others, does not walk according to his own teaching.

Kural 835:
ஒருமைச் செயலாற்றும் பேதை எழுமையும்
தான்புக் கழுந்தும் அளறு.
orumaich cheyalaatrum paedhai ezhumaiyum
thaanpuk kazhundhum aLaRu
English couplet:
The fool will merit hell in one brief life on earth,
In which he entering sinks through sevenfold round of birth.
Explanation: A fool can procure in a single birth a hell into which he may enter and suffer through all the seven births.

Kural 836:
பொய்படும் ஒன்றோ புனைபூணும் கையறியாப்
பேதை வினைமேற் கொளின்.
poipadum ondroa punaipooNum kaiyaRiyaap
paedhai vinaimaeR koLin
English couplet:
When fool some task attempts with uninstructed pains,
It fails; nor that alone, himself he binds with chains.
Explanation: If the fool, who knows not how to act undertakes a work, he will (certainly) fail. (But) is it all ? He will even adorn himself with fetters.

Kural 837:
ஏதிலார் ஆரத் தமர்பசிப்பர் பேதை
பெருஞ்செல்வம் உற்றக் கடை.
Edhilaar aarath thamarpasippar paedhai
perunjelvam utrak kadai
English couplet:
When fools are blessed with fortune's bounteous store,
Their foes feed full, their friends are prey to hunger sore.
Explanation: If a fool happens to get an immense fortune, his neighbours will enjoy it while his relations starve.

Kural 838:
மையல் ஒருவன் களித்தற்றால் பேதைதன்
கையொன்று உடைமை பெறின்.
maiyal oruvan kaLiththatraal paedhaidhan
kaiyondru udaimai peRin
English couplet:
When folly's hand grasps wealth's increase, 'twill be
As when a mad man raves in drunken glee.
Explanation: A fool happening to possess something is like the intoxication of one who is (already) giddy.

Kural 839:
பெரிதினிது பேதையார் கேண்மை பிரிவின்கண்
பீழை தருவதொன் றில்.
peridhinidhu paedhaiyaar kaeNmai pirivin-kaN
peezhai tharuvadhon Ril
English couplet:
Friendship of fools is very pleasant thing,
Parting with them will leave behind no sting.
Explanation: The friendship between fools is exceedingly delightful (to each other): for at parting there will be nothing to cause them pain.

Kural 840:
கழாஅக்கால் பள்ளியுள் வைத்தற்றால் சான்றோர்
குழாஅத்துப் பேதை புகல்.
kazhaaakkaal paLLiyuL vaiththatraal saandroar
kuzhaaaththup paedhai pugal
English couplet:
Like him who seeks his couch with unwashed feet,
Is fool whose foot intrudes where wise men meet.
Explanation: The appearance of a fool in an assembly of the learned is like placing (one's) unwashed feet on a bed.