દીકરા રળે ચાર પોહાર, વ્યાજ રળે બાર (આઠ) પોહાર.

dīkarā raḷē cāra pōhāra, vyāja raḷē bāra (āṭha) pōhāra.

Literally: A son earns for four watches, but interest earns for twelve (eight) watches.
What it means: Said to warn against the relentless accumulation of debt, which grows constantly while human earning capacity is limited.

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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