બેઠક Bethak

એઠું ખાય તે ચાપલાને ભરોંસે.

ēṭhuṁ khāya tē cāpalānē bharōṁsē.

Literally
One who eats leftovers relies on the flatterer.
What it means
People who depend on others' scraps must rely on servile pleasing and flattery.

Also said as

  • ભેસ જળામાં મોઢું નાંખે તે કીયાને ભરોંસે.
  • પેઠ્યો આવે પરોણા, ને લપકે આવે દોર.
  • બ્રાહ્મણ સૌ આશિષી ખેપ કરે, તે દક્ષિણાની લાલચે.
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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