બેઠક Bethak

પૈસા આઇ, પૈસા ભાઇ, પૈસા વિનાની શી સગાઇ?

paisā āi, paisā bhāi, paisā vinānī śī sagāi?

Literally
Money is mother, money is brother, without money what kind of relationship is there?
What it means
Relationships are often based on financial utility.

Also said as

  • દુહરો—જણ લગ પૈસા હાથમેં, તબ લગ ઉસકે યાર;
  • સાંઇ ઇસ સંસારમેં, સ્વાર્થકા વ્યવહાર.
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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