બેઠક Bethak

આપે તે સુંવાળા, માગે તે કાપના મેવાળા.

āpē tē suṁvāḷā, māgē tē kāpanā mēvāḷā.

Literally
He who gives is soft, he who asks is a man of the cutting.
What it means
The giver is in a position of power and grace, while the beggar is in a position of humiliation.

Also said as

  • આપે તેને દીકરા આપે, ન આપે તેના મુળગા લેઇલે.
  • આફરા ચઢ્યો છે તે વાત કરશે ત્યારે ઉતરશે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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