આવ બલા, પકડ ગલા, ઇસ બલાસે લાગના૨ ભલા.

āva balā, pakaḍa galā, isa balāsē lāganā2 bhalā.

Literally: Come trouble, catch my neck; it is better to be attached to this trouble.
What it means: A cynical acceptance of inevitable misfortune.

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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