આશા ન કરે ઓરકી, આપ કરે ઊપકાર;

āśā na karē ōrakī, āpa karē ūpakāra;

Also said as

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.