મોડું આવીને ચવેણું માગે, તે જાતે કડીઓ,

mōḍuṁ āvīnē cavēṇuṁ māgē, tē jātē kaḍīō,

Literally: Arriving late and asking for snacks, that one is by caste a mason.
What it means: Highlights how certain types of workers characteristically demand privileges while failing to perform their duties properly.

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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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