બેઠક Bethak

જોઈ બીજાનાં જોણ, ઊફાંદે બહુ આદરે;

jōī bījānāṁ jōṇa, ūphāṁdē bahu ādarē;

Literally
Seeing others' spectacles, starting to act with great excitement;
What it means
Foolish people ruin themselves by blindly imitating the lifestyle or actions of others.

Also said as

  • એ લાલા માલાનાં ઘોણ, સાચું સોરઠીઆ ભણે.
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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