નીકળ્યું ખોખું ને ઘર થયું ચોખું.

nīkaḷyuṁ khōkhuṁ nē ghara thayuṁ cōkhuṁ.

Literally: The empty shell left and the house became clean.
What it means: The departure of a useless, troublesome, or parasitic person brings peace and relief to a household.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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