દિવાળીનું દારૂખાનું ને પૈસામાં પલીતો.

divāḷīnuṁ dārūkhānuṁ nē paisāmāṁ palītō.

Literally: Diwali fireworks and a matchlit fuse for money.
What it means: Said of wasting hard-earned wealth on brief, superficial displays.

Also said as

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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