બેઠક Bethak

જર થોડા, સ્નેહ ઘણા, તું શું મારીશ પારધી.

jara thōḍā, snēha ghaṇā, tuṁ śuṁ mārīśa pāradhī.

Literally
Little wealth, much affection; what will you kill, hunter?
What it means
A poor but affectionate household offers nothing for greedy exploiters to harm or plunder.

Also said as

  • જવાન સાસુ મરે નહીં, ને વહુના દહાડા વળે નહીં.
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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