બેઠક Bethak

લેનેકું લક્કડ, દેનેકું પત્થર.

lēnēkuṁ lakkaḍa, dēnēkuṁ patthara.

Literally
Wood for taking, stone for giving.
What it means
Describes someone who is very eager to receive but stingy or difficult when it comes to giving back.

Also said as

  • ખાતે ખબરદાર, જમે પાસ જાણું નહીં.
  • જમવામાં શરા પૂરા, જમાડવાનો નીમ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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