સારું તોએ નાતનું, ખોખલી તોએ વેહેલ; વસમું તોએ સાસરું, ઘરડા તોએ બેલ.

sāruṁ tōē nātanuṁ, khōkhalī tōē vēhēla; vasamuṁ tōē sāsaruṁ, gharaḍā tōē bēla.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

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