બેઠક Bethak

સાખી—આખુંદ કહે પરમાનંદ, મોટામાં જવું થોડું;

sākhī—ākhuṁda kahē paramānaṁda, mōṭāmāṁ javuṁ thōḍuṁ;

Literally
The scholar says, in the big, going is little.
What it means
The wealthy and powerful often benefit at the expense of the poor.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
The rich eat up the labour of the poor.

Also said as

  • કામ કરાવે કુસ કાઢે, કાંતા કહેશે ઓછું.
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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