બેઠક Bethak

બિધિ રૂઠે તુઠે કવન, કા કરી શકે સહાય;

bidhi rūṭhē tuṭhē kavana, kā karī śakē sahāya;

Literally
If fate is angry, who can help; where the forest fire kills, there it gives ice to burn.
What it means
When fate is against you, even things meant to help will cause harm.

Also said as

  • વન દવ ભય મેલ નિવારે,વહાં હીમ દેત જલાય.
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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