બેઠક Bethak

રાજા ગરજરા ગોડીઆ, જોગી સેવારા મીંત; જરરી વેશ્યા અસ્તરી, જર વેશ્યારા કંત.

rājā garajarā gōḍīā, jōgī sēvārā mīṁta; jararī vēśyā astarī, jara vēśyārā kaṁta.

Literally
A king is a friend of his own interest, an ascetic is a friend of service; a prostitute is the wife of wealth, and wealth is the prostitute's husband.
What it means
Explains that the loyalty of rulers, holy men, and prostitutes is always transactional and based on self-interest, service, or money.
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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