બેઠક Bethak

પૈસો પગ કરીને જાય છે.

paisō paga karīnē jāya chē.

Literally
Money grows feet and walks away.
What it means
Wealth vanishes easily and quickly if not carefully managed.

Also said as

  • જનારા પૈસા મુઠ્ઠીમાંથી જાય છે,
  • પૈસાને પગ આવે છે.
  • પૈસા જાવાના થાય ત્યારે ધંધા પણ તેવા જ સુજે છે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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