બેઠક Bethak

ખુટ્યો વાણીઓ જુનાં ખત તપાસે.

khuṭyō vāṇīō junāṁ khata tapāsē.

Literally
A bankrupt merchant examines old ledgers.
What it means
A person who has run out of resources or options starts digging up past accounts, old grievances, or obsolete claims.

Also said as

  • ખુશાનો સોદા, તે હાથિના હેદ્દો.
  • ખુદા મીલદ, તા રૂપાની ચટાઈ, સુનાના પલંગ.
  • ખુદાની મેહેર, તા લીલાલેહેર.
  • ખેતી ઘણી સેથી, નહીં તો ફજેતી.
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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