જીવતાં જીવત ન જોયું, મુઆ પછી છાણાનો શોર.

jīvatāṁ jīvata na jōyuṁ, muā pachī chāṇānō śōra.

Literally: During life they paid no heed; after death, a clamor for funeral fuel.
What it means: Showing grand post-mortem respect while neglecting a person entirely during their lifetime.

Also said as

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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