બેઠક Bethak

અંધા દુટે આંખકું, બેહેરા દુટે કાન; જે જાંકુ પ્રાપત નહીં, (વા) તાકે લીયે હેરાન.

aṁdhā duṭē āṁkhakuṁ, bēhērā duṭē kāna; jē jāṁku prāpata nahīṁ, (vā) tākē līyē hērāna.

Literally
The blind man yearns for eyes, the deaf man yearns for ears; whatever one does not possess, one is troubled for that.
What it means
People are always anxious and distressed over obtaining the things they lack in life.

Also said as

  • અંધા દુટે આંખકું, બેહેરા દુટે કાન;
  • જે જાંકુ પ્રાપત નહીં, તાકે લીયે હેરાન.
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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