બેઠક Bethak

સારે સગાં થાય, ગરીબીમાં કાઈ ગણે નહીં;

sārē sagāṁ thāya, garībīmāṁ kāī gaṇē nahīṁ;

Literally
In good times people become relatives, in poverty no one counts you;
What it means
Prosperity brings many friends and relatives, but poverty leaves one completely isolated.

Also said as

  • મનમાં સમજી જાય, સાચું સોરઠીઆ ભણે.
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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