જીવ છોડે પણ જમ ના છોડે.

jīva chōḍē paṇa jama nā chōḍē.

Literally: Life leaves, but Yama does not leave.
What it means: Relentless trouble or severe creditors will not release a person until the bitter end.

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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