બેઠક Bethak

દરિદ્રીને ખાટલે વેરી.

daridrīnē khāṭalē vērī.

Literally
An enemy on a poor man's cot.
What it means
Misfortune or trouble plagues an already impoverished person, leaving no peace.

Also said as

  • દરીઆમાં કુણકી.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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