બેઠક Bethak

ઠાકરને ચાકર ઘણા, ચાકરને ઠાકર ઘણા.

ṭhākaranē cākara ghaṇā, cākaranē ṭhākara ghaṇā.

Literally
The master has many servants, the servant has many masters.
What it means
In a large society, there is always a surplus of both labor and employment.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Many servants for the master, many masters for the servant.

Also said as

  • શેહેર ગામમાં શેઠની ખોટ નથી, ચાકરી મળી રહેશે.
  • દાહરા—જસા ન માંગે જમકું, એહી ભાતણકી ટેક;
  • તે માંગન બાહત હે, મેરે ભૂપ અનેક.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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