બેઠક Bethak

દાતાર કૃપણુનો વરે એક.

dātāra kr̥paṇunō varē ēka.

Literally
The giver and the miser have the same end.
What it means
Both the generous giver and the stingy miser ultimately meet the same fate in death, leaving their wealth behind.

Also said as

  • દાન કરતાં દયા સારી.
  • દારૂ હાથીના પેટમાં પણ બોલે.
  • હાળમાં કાળું.
  • હાળીઆ લેઈ ખાઓ.
  • દિવસ કરે તે કાઈ ન કરે.
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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