લાકડીજ ટેકા આપતી, વળી બને હથિયાર; રાખે શકડ પેટમાં, એ તેનો ઉપકાર.

lākaḍīja ṭēkā āpatī, vaḷī banē hathiyāra; rākhē śakaḍa pēṭamāṁ, ē tēnō upakāra.

Literally: The stick itself gives support and also becomes a weapon; it keeps the stomach full, that is its favor.
What it means: A humble tool provides both protection and the means to survive.

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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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