બેઠક Bethak

ભમે તે ભૂખે ન મરે, રમે તે રણી ન ખાય;

bhamē tē bhūkhē na marē, ramē tē raṇī na khāya;

Literally
He who wanders does not starve, he who plays does not earn a living.
What it means
Active effort and travel bring livelihood, while idle play leads to poverty.

Also said as

  • ઊંઘે આયુષ્ય ન વધે, આળસે દેવાદાર થાય.
  • ભયા પાંચશેરી.
  • ભરત નવ કાંકરીનું ભરી કે જડી.
  • ભર દરીએ વહાણનું ડગણું કહાડવું.
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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