Saadhalin innaadhha thillai inidhae Thaan pirarkku udha vaadha vaazhvu.

There is nothing more painful than death — yet a life that doesn't help others is more pleasant (sic: Valluvar means it's worse than death).

மரணத்தை விட இனியது இல்லை என்று சொல்வர்; ஆனால் மற்றவர்களுக்கு உதவாத வாழ்வு மரணத்தை விட கஷ்டமானது.

A life of non-giving is worse than death — because death comes once, but a life spent not helping others is a continuous dying, a sustained meaninglessness that death at least ends.