બેઠક Bethak

જીવતાં જીવત ન જોયું, મુઆ પછી છાજીઆના શેર,

jīvatāṁ jīvata na jōyuṁ, muā pachī chājīānā śēra,

Literally
Not cared for during life, but after death, measures of mourning songs.
What it means
Neglecting a person while they are alive, only to make a grand, hypocritical show of grief and mourning after they die.

Also said as

  • જીવતાં કાઇએ જાણ્યા નહીં, મુઆ પછી ધડાપીટ.
  • જીવતાં પાળે તે મુવાં બાળે.
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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