બેઠક Bethak

દે ટુકડા, આવે ટુકડા.

dē ṭukaḍā, āvē ṭukaḍā.

Literally
Give a piece, a piece comes.
What it means
Generosity is rewarded in kind, or one receives in proportion to what one gives.

Also said as

  • દેગ ચડાવે ત્યારે ખરા, તડ તો પાછાં.
  • દેખતે ડોળે અંધાપો, ને છતી રાંડે રંડાપો.
  • દેખે મીઆંકે છંદ ફંદ, ફટા જમા તીન બંધ.
  • દેડકાને મન દરીઓજ નથી.
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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