બેઠક Bethak

લક્ષ્મી વિનાનો લપોડ.

lakṣmī vinānō lapōḍa.

Literally
Without wealth, a person is considered worthless.
What it means
A person devoid of money commands no respect in society.
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 leg 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

  • ગ૨થ વિનાનો ગાંગલો.
  • ખરચી ખુટી કે યારી તુટી.
  • જર ગયો ને જેણ ગયો.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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