બેઠક Bethak

વણીઆના બે ભાગ.

vaṇīānā bē bhāga.

Literally
The merchant has two shares.
What it means
The powerful always find a way to take the lion's share.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Might is right.

Also said as

  • જેરાવર જીતે.
  • હમારાણી લગતા હે.
  • મારતા મીઆંની દુનીઆં.
  • છસકી તેગ ઉસકી દેગ.
  • ખાંડા બળતું રાજ.
  • જબરાની પાંચશેરી ભારે.
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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