રોકડા નવ લેવા સારા પણ તેર ઉધાર ખોટા

rōkaḍā nava lēvā sārā paṇa tēra udhāra khōṭā

The same thought elsewhere

બૃહદ કહેવત કથાસાગર (Bruhad Kahevat Kathasagar) (1920) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

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