બેઠક Bethak

લાખ કરોડ કમાય, ખાય પીએ ખરચે ઘણું;

lākha karōḍa kamāya, khāya pīē kharacē ghaṇuṁ;

Literally
One may earn lakhs and crores, and eat, drink, and spend a lot;
What it means
Criticizes wealth that is spent only on self-indulgence but never used for charity or helping others.

Also said as

  • પણ પૈસા ન અપાય, તે સંપત શા કામની.
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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