બેઠક Bethak

પહેરે પોતે હીર, દોરે દઈ શકતા નથી;

pahērē pōtē hīra, dōrē daī śakatā nathī;

Literally
He wears silk himself, but cannot even give a thread to others;
What it means
Mockery of a wealthy but extremely stingy person who dresses grandly but refuses to give even the smallest charity.

Also said as

  • કહે કોણ અમીર, એ મોટા તાબુતને.
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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