બેઠક Bethak

આશા પાશા અગન જળ, ઠગ ઠાકોર કુનાર;

āśā pāśā agana jaḷa, ṭhaga ṭhākōra kunāra;

Literally
Hope, dice, fire, water, a cheat, a landlord, and a bad woman.
What it means
These are highly unpredictable and dangerous things that can never be fully trusted.

Also said as

  • એતાં ન હોય આપણાં, સર્પ, સાવજ, સુનાર.
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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