બાલથી શીર શોભે, આંખથી જગ જોવાય, કાનથી ભલી વાત જણાય, નાકથી દુર્ગંધી પરખાય, પગથી પૃથ્વી ફરી શકાય, હાથથી ભલું કામ કરી શકાય પણ પેટની વેઠ એજ દુઃખ થાય.

bālathī śīra śōbhē, āṁkhathī jaga jōvāya, kānathī bhalī vāta jaṇāya, nākathī durgaṁdhī parakhāya, pagathī pr̥thvī pharī śakāya, hāthathī bhaluṁ kāma karī śakāya paṇa pēṭanī vēṭha ēja duḥkha thāya.

Literally: With hair the head looks beautiful, with eyes the world is seen, with ears good words are known, with nose bad smells are detected, with feet the earth can be traveled, with hands good work can be done, but the belly's burden is the only pain.
What it means: While the body has many useful functions, the constant need to feed oneself is a lifelong burden.

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