પૈસા વગર ઘેલા, ને સાધુ વગર મેલા.

paisā vagara ghēlā, nē sādhu vagara mēlā.

Literally: Without money, one is a fool, and without a saint, one is dirty.
What it means: Money is necessary for worldly status, and spiritual guidance is necessary for purity.

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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