બેઠક Bethak

જેને ઋણ નહીં તે રાજા.

jēnē r̥ṇa nahīṁ tē rājā.

Literally
He who has no debt is a king.
What it means
Financial freedom is the greatest form of independence.

Also said as

  • ઋણ વગરના સુખે સુવે.
  • લેણું હજે લાખ, દેણું ન હજે દૈકડા.
  • દેવાના દાસ.
  • લેણુના ધણી લાડકા.
  • ઋણ વાળ્યું એટલે ગંગા નાહ્યા.
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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