બેઠક Bethak

ઉદર ભરણે કારણે, પ્રાણી કરત ઇલાજ;

udara bharaṇē kāraṇē, prāṇī karata ilāja;

Literally
For the sake of filling the stomach, a living being tries every remedy;
What it means
People will resort to any means, honorable or dishonorable, and perform all kinds of tasks just to earn a livelihood.

Also said as

  • નાચે, યાચે, ભણુબીડે, રાચે કાજ અકાજ.
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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