- Literally
- Food when hunger is gone, water when thirst is quenched—this much I know.
- What it means
- Offering help or resources after the need has already passed is completely useless.
Also said as
- ભૂખ વેઠે ઢાર, ને દુઃખ વેઠે માણસ.
- ભૂખે મરતી બ્રાહ્મણી ભયડાને જાય.
- ભૂખે મરીને છોકરાં ઘણાં.
- ભૂખે મરવા કરતાં, ભાલે મરવું સારું.
Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.