Not Envying
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avvittu aḻukkāṟu uṭaiyāṉais seyyavaḷ / tavvaiyaik kāṭṭi viṭum
“From envious man good fortune's goddess turns away, / Grudging him good, and points him out misfortune's prey.”
“Fortune cannot bear with the envious: she will abandon them to the care of her elder sister, Misfortune, and quit their side.”
Lakshmi, the deity of fortune, will not abide with the envious; she abandons them to her sister Misfortune and departs.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
அழுக்காறு உடையானை = பிறர் ஆக்கம் கண்டவழிப் பொறாமை உடையானை; செய்யவள் அவ்வித்துத் தவ்வையைக் காட்டி விடும் = திருமகள் தானும் பொறாது தன் தவ்வைக்குக் காட்டி நீங்கும். ('தவ்வை', மூத்தவள் — மூதேவி.)
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Lakshmi, the deity of fortune, will not abide with the envious; she abandons them to her sister Misfortune and departs. True wealth and grace cannot stay where envy lives.