બેઠક Bethak

જેને ઘેર કાળી (ભેંસ) તેને નિત્ય દિવાળી.

jēnē ghēra kāḷī (bhēṁsa) tēnē nitya divāḷī.

Literally
In whose house there is a black one (buffalo), for them it is always Diwali.
What it means
Possessing a reliable source of livelihood or wealth brings constant celebration and prosperity.

Also said as

  • જેને બેટી, તેની ગરદન હેઠી.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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