બેઠક Bethak

ડગલે ધન કમાય, સંધરે પણ ખરચે નહીં;

ḍagalē dhana kamāya, saṁdharē paṇa kharacē nahīṁ;

Literally
Earning wealth by deceit, hoarding it but not spending it;
What it means
Wealth accumulated through dishonest means and hoarded greedily will eventually end up in the hands of others.

Also said as

  • તે પરને હાથ જાય, સાચું સોરઠીઓ 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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