બિચારાંનાં બારે બૂખાં.

bicārāṁnāṁ bārē būkhāṁ.

Literally: The poor person has all twelve doors closed.
What it means: An unfortunate person faces misery and failure in every single direction they turn.

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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