બેઠક Bethak

લક્ષ્મી વિનાના લપોડ.

lakṣmī vinānā lapōḍa.

Literally
Those without Lakshmi are fools.
What it means
Society views those without money as lacking worth or intelligence.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
In time of prosperity friends will be plenty.He is most loved that has mony bags.Money makes the mare go, let her have a log or no.Every one is kin to the rich.A bribe in the lap blinds one's eyes.Prosperity gains friends, adversity tries them.With provisions in store, we have friends by score.

Also said as

  • ગરધ વિનાના ગાંગલે.
  • ખરચી ખુટી કે યારી તુટી.
  • જર ગયો ને જેણ ગયો.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) બૃહદ કહેવત કથાસાગર (Bruhad Kahevat Kathasagar) (1920) · 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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