બેઠક Bethak

હશે તો ઓરીશ, નીકર પડી ઘોરીશ.

haśē tō ōrīśa, nīkara paḍī ghōrīśa.

Literally
If there is any, I will cook it; otherwise, I will lie down and sleep.
What it means
Said of a carefree or lazy person who only works when resources are available and otherwise remains idle without worry.

Also said as

  • હવે પાછલાં બારણાં કેમ લીધાં?
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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