Kural 161
The unenvious heart is to be valued
no less than virtuous conduct itself.
Kural 162
Among the many precious things a man may acquire,
none surpasses a nature free from envy toward all.
Kural 163
They say he who is jealous instead of joyous of another’s wealth
clearly desires no wealth or virtue of his own.
Kural 164
Envy will never cause one to commit wrongful deeds
who rightly fathoms the disgrace that follows.
Kural 165
A man’s own envy is foe enough to forge his ruin,
even if he has no other enemies.
Kural 166
Whoever begrudges another’s bounty will watch
his kindred die in poverty, naked and starving.
Kural 167
Goddess Fortune, intolerant of those who cannot tolerate others’
success, introduces them to her sister, Misfortune, and goes away.
Kural 168
The wicked one called Envy consumes this world’s wealth,
then consigns sinners to those worlds of hellish fire.
Kural 169
It is worth pondering why good men may be poor
while the envious in heart can prosper.
Kural 170
There are no envious men who have risen to prosperity.
There are no men free from envy who have fallen from it.