બેઠક Bethak

અસીજવાન નર ભવેત સાધુ, કુરુપ નારી પતિવ્રતા.

asījavāna nara bhavēta sādhu, kurupa nārī pativratā.

Literally
A young man becomes a saint, an ugly woman becomes a devoted wife.
What it means
People often adopt virtues only when they lack the opportunity to do otherwise.

Also said as

  • ખુદ્દા જોગી સહેજે જતિ.
  • આંધળું દળે કે ગાય.
  • ગમા ઢીલા થયા એટલે બંદા નેકબખ્ત.
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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