બેઠક Bethak

જેને રાખું બગલમાં, તેજ વેરી હોય; ચંદન રૂએ સાસે ભર્યો, મારૂં સગું ન હોય.

jēnē rākhuṁ bagalamāṁ, tēja vērī hōya; caṁdana rūē sāsē bharyō, mārūṁ saguṁ na hōya.

Literally
The one I keep under my armpit turns out to be the enemy; sandalwood weeps with heavy sighs, saying 'no one is my relative.'
What it means
Those whom we protect and keep closest to us are often the ones who betray us.

Also said as

  • જબ લગ બાકી અવધ હૈ, પહોંચ્યો નહીં કરાર;
  • તબ લગ તાકુ માફ હૈ, ગુન્હા કરે હજાર.
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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