બેઠક Bethak

જબ લાગી તબ જની નહીં, અબ ચુરાવંત દેહ;

jaba lāgī taba janī nahīṁ, aba curāvaṁta dēha;

Literally
When it attached, it was not known; now the body is hidden.
What it means
Said of someone who indulges openly in wrong behavior but tries to hide when trouble begins.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
No weeping for shed milk.It is too late to shut the stable door after the horse is stolen.

Also said as

  • પાની પી ઘર પૂછવો, કાન શાનપત એહ?
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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