બેઠક Bethak

જબ લગ પૈસા હાથમેં, તબ લગ ઉસકે યાર; સાઈં ઇસ સંસારમેં, સ્વાર્થકા વ્યવહાર.

jaba laga paisā hāthamēṁ, taba laga usakē yāra; sāīṁ isa saṁsāramēṁ, svārthakā vyavahāra.

Literally
As long as there is money in hand, so long are there friends; O friend, in this world, relationships are driven by self-interest.
What it means
People remain friendly only as long as one possesses wealth and material benefits.

Also said as

  • જબ લગ પૈસા હાથમેં, તબ લગ ઉસકે યાર;
  • સાઈં ઇસ સંસારમેં, સ્વાર્થકા વ્યવહાર.
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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