Wealth Without Benefit
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naccap paṭāatavaṉ celva naṭuvūru / ṇaccu marampaḻut taṟṟu.
“When he whom no man loves exults in great prosperity, / 'Tis as when fruits in midmost of the town some poisonous tree.”
“The fortune of the man that is not loved of men is like the fruiting of the poison tree in the midst of the village.”
Wealth amassed by a person whom nobody loves is like a poison tree bearing fruit in the heart of town.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நச்சப் படாதவன் செல்வம்= வறியார்க்கு அணியனாய் இருந்தும் ஒன்றும் கொடாமையின் அவரான் நச்சப்படாதவன் செல்வம் எய்துதல்; ஊர் நடுவுள் நச்சுமரம் பழுத்தற்று= ஊரிடை நிற்பதோர் நச்சுமரம் பழுத்தாற்போலும்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Wealth coming to an ungenerous person whom no one loves is like a poisonous tree bearing ripe fruit right in the center of a town.