બેઠક Bethak

ચાકર ચારે તેમાં બરકત રહે, પણ શેઠ ચોરે તેમાં હરકત.

cākara cārē tēmāṁ barakata rahē, paṇa śēṭha cōrē tēmāṁ harakata.

Literally
If a servant steals, there is still prosperity, but if the master steals, there is ruin.
What it means
A business can survive minor pilfering by employees, but dishonesty or embezzlement by the owner leads to total ruin.

Also said as

  • ચાકરને ઘેર ચુકર ઘણા, ને ચુકરને ઘેર નકર ઘણા.
  • ચાકરથી હસે તેટલું માન ખસે.
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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