બેઠક Bethak

કમાઓ છો શું? રાજનું રાડું ને મહિને ઇંટ.

kamāō chō śuṁ? rājanuṁ rāḍuṁ nē mahinē iṁṭa.

Literally
What are you earning? The king's noise and a brick a month.
What it means
Said of a job that brings more trouble or prestige than actual income.

Also said as

  • કમાતાં આવડે તે ધન ખેંચે પાવડે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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