બેઠક Bethak

માયા કેરા મિત્ર, જગમાંહી ઝાઝા જડે;

māyā kērā mitra, jagamāṁhī jhājhā jaḍē;

Literally
Friends of wealth are found in abundance in the world.
What it means
People are quick to befriend those who have money.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A sensible foe is preferable to a foolish friend.He is not a fool that fool is, but he that with a fool deals.

Also said as

  • પરમારથ તણી પ્રીત, કાઇક પાળે કીસનીઆ.
  • ભૂતની ભાઈબંધીમાં જીવનું જોખમ.
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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