બેઠક Bethak

ચડતા દિનનું પારખું, ઘેર આવે મેહેમાન; પડતા દિનનું પારખું, ઘેર ન આવે શ્વાન.

caḍatā dinanuṁ pārakhuṁ, ghēra āvē mēhēmāna; paḍatā dinanuṁ pārakhuṁ, ghēra na āvē śvāna.

Literally
The test of rising days is a guest coming home; the test of falling days is not even a dog coming home.
What it means
Prosperity attracts people, while poverty leads to isolation.

Also said as

  • સોરઠા—આવતડાં ઐધાણ, મળવામાં માઠપ કરે;
  • એ શું પાથરશે પ્રાણ, સાચું સોરઠીઆ ભણે.
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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