બેઠક Bethak

ખાય ન ખરચે સાધુ જન, ચોર સકલ લે જાય; જયસે મધુ મક્ષિકા, હાથ મીલા પસતાય.

khāya na kharacē sādhu jana, cōra sakala lē jāya; jayasē madhu makṣikā, hātha mīlā pasatāya.

Literally
The saintly person does not eat or spend, the thief takes it all; like the honey bee, one regrets it when they meet.
What it means
Hoarding wealth without using it only benefits those who steal it.

Also said as

  • ખાય ન ખરચે સાધુ જન, ચોર સકલ લે જાય;
  • જયસે મધુ મક્ષિકા, હાથ મીલા પસતાય.
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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