બેઠક Bethak

ખરું રબ્યો જે ગાંઠ કરી.

kharuṁ rabyō jē gāṁṭha karī.

Literally
He truly earned who tied it in his bundle.
What it means
Only wealth that is actually saved or spent well is truly possessed.

Also said as

  • ગાઠે બચ્યું તે આપણું.
  • ખરું રબ્યો જે ખરચ્યું હાથથી.
  • ખરું રબ્યો જે ન કર્યું પાપ.
  • ખરું રબ્યો જેણે નિંદા કરી નહીં.
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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