બેઠક Bethak

જોબન થા જબ રૂપ થા, ગ્રાહક થે સબ કાઈ;

jōbana thā jaba rūpa thā, grāhaka thē saba kāī;

Literally
When there was youth and beauty, everyone was a buyer.
What it means
People value you only as long as you possess youth, beauty, or utility.

Also said as

  • જોબન રૂપ ગમાય કે, બાત ન પુછે કાઈ.
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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