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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Verse 1051
If you meet a man of means, you may beg his help.
If he refuses, the fault is his, not yours.
Verse 1052
Even begging can prove pleasurable
When what is begged for comes without a sense of burden.
Verse 1053
Begging has its own beauty if one supplicates
Before dutiful men whose hearts never say no.
Verse 1054
There are men who never deny a request even in a dream.
Begging from such men is as good as giving.
Verse 1055
Because men do exist on earth who never begrudge giving,
Others dare to plead before men's gaze.
Verse 1056
The evils of begging will flee at the mere sight
Of those who are free from the evil of refusal.
Verse 1057
There is rejoicing in a jubilant heart
Upon seeing those who give without scoffing or scorning.
Verse 1058
Deprived of its beggars, this vast and verdant (I think) earth
Would be reduced to a sphere for the wooden play of puppets.
Verse 1059
What glory would generous men have
If there were none to beg and receive their gifts?
Verse 1060
One who begs and is refused should not be angry
For his own poverty is sufficient proof.
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