બેઠક Bethak

જોર જલમનું ને ઊજમ આલમનો.

jōra jalamanuṁ nē ūjama ālamanō.

Literally
The force of tyranny and the effort of the public.
What it means
Oppressors rule by brute force, but the common people survive and thrive through their collective labor.

Also said as

  • જોફી બાયડી, છાજ્યામાં કુદી પડે.
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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