- Literally
- The big man has big sorrows.
- What it means
- High status and great wealth bring heavy responsibilities and anxieties.
- The English proverb Shah set beside it
- Save a rogue from the gallows, he will be the first to cut your throat.Nothing emboldens sin as mercy.Mercy murders but pardons those that kill.Little gear, little cares.Regal honours have regal cares.Great fortune is great slavery.
Also said as
- મોટાનું દુઃખ મોટું.
- વળીની ગાં—માં એક ખીલો.
- મેલની ગાં—માં સો ખીલા.
- મોટાને દુઃખ મોટું હોય.
- મોટા તણું સર્વ મોટું.
- સંપત તેવી વિપત.
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