બેઠક Bethak

સોરઠા—માટી ધસે મજુર, ચેળાર બેઠા ચણે;

sōraṭhā—māṭī dhasē majura, cēḷāra bēṭhā caṇē;

Literally
The laborer grinds the soil, the one sitting on the platform harvests.
What it means
The fruits of labor are often reaped by those who did not work for them.

Also said as

  • પાળણહાર, કર્મ પ્રમાણે કસનિયા.
  • હિમત કરે હજર, જચે ગરૂપતિને ઘણું;
  • ચીઠી લખી ચિતાર, કર્મ પ્રમાણે રાખ્યા.
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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