લેતાં લાછ ને આપતાં ગાછ.

lētāṁ lācha nē āpatāṁ gācha.

Literally: Grabbing eagerly when receiving, but faltering when giving.
What it means: Said of a person who eagerly accepts money or gifts but hesitates or resists when required to pay back.

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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