Kural 211
The benevolent expect no return for their dutiful giving.
How can the world ever repay the rain cloud?
Kural 212
It is to meet the needs of the deserving
that the worthy work so hard to acquire wealth.
Kural 213
Of all duties, none is better than benevolence,
whether in this world or that of the Gods.
Kural 214
He who understands the duty of giving truly lives.
All others shall be counted among the dead.
Kural 215
The wealth of a community-loving wise man
may be likened to a well-filled village water tank.
Kural 216
Riches retained by the big-hearted resemble fruits
ripening on a tree in the heart of a village.
Kural 217
In the hands of a generous man,
wealth is like a medicinal tree whose healing gifts help all.
Kural 218
Those who know duty deeply never neglect giving,
even in their own unprosperous season.
Kural 219
The benevolent man considers himself poor only
when he is unable to render his accustomed duty to humanity.
Kural 220
Were it said that loss of wealth is the price of generosity,
such loss would be worth selling one’s self to acquire.