દીકરા રણે ચાર પોહર, વ્યાજ રણે બાર (આઠ) પોહર.

dīkarā raṇē cāra pōhara, vyāja raṇē bāra (āṭha) pōhara.

Literally: A son fights in battle for four watches, but interest fights for twelve watches.
What it means: Financial debt accumulates relentlessly day and night without any pause.

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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