બેઠક Bethak

ચંગા રેટી બીબી ખાય ને માર ખાવાને દાસી જાય.

caṁgā rēṭī bībī khāya nē māra khāvānē dāsī jāya.

Literally
The mistress eats good bread, and the maid servant goes to take the beating.
What it means
Superiors enjoy the perks while innocent subordinates bear the punishment or blame.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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