બેઠક Bethak

હાલ ખુશામદ, તાજા રોજગાર.

hāla khuśāmada, tājā rōjagāra.

Literally
Flattery is the current, fresh employment.
What it means
Flattery is an effective way to get ahead in life.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
ખુશામદ ખુદાકુ ભી પ્યારી હૈ.

Also said as

  • હાલ ખુશામદ, તાજ રોજગાર.
  • ખુશામદખોર ખોદી કહાડે.
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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