સાત શાક ઉપર જજે, પણ બે ઓરમાઇમાં ઉપર ન જઇશ.

sāta śāka upara jajē, paṇa bē ōramāimāṁ upara na jaiśa.

Literally: Go for seven vegetables, but do not go for two stepmothers.
What it means: It is better to endure extreme poverty and eat simple food than to deal with the cruelty of stepmothers.

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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