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“Telugu:
పాపి సొమ్ము పరులపాలు, ద్రోహి సొమ్ము దొంగలపాలు.”,”
,English Translation:
The riches of a sinner go to strangers ; the riches of a traitor go to thieves.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఇస్తే చెడేది లేదు, చస్తే వచ్చేది లేదు”
English Translation:
If a man gives, he will not be ruined; when a man dies, he carries nothing with him.Give and spend, and God will send.The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.“When he dieth he shall carry nothing away.”” Psalm xlix. l7.

“Telugu:
ఉరుకు వురుకుమనే నా సవతేకాని, తోడు వురికే నా సవతి యొకతెయున్నూ లేదు”
English Translation:
All these wretched women say to me “run, run” [on to the pile], but not one comes with me.Said by a widow when pressed to become Sati.

“Telugu:
ఊరంతా చుట్టాలు, వుట్టికట్ట తావులేదు”
English Translation:
The village is full of relations, but there is no place to hang up the sling (i. e. no shelter).Give out that you have many friends, and believe that you have but few. (French.)