બેઠક Bethak

જુઠે સુખકું સુખ કહે, માનત હે મન મોદ;

juṭhē sukhakuṁ sukha kahē, mānata hē mana mōda;

Literally
They call false pleasure happiness, and feel joy in their mind.
What it means
People foolishly rejoice in temporary worldly pleasures, ignoring the fact that death is constantly looming over them.

Also said as

  • જગત ચવેણું કાલકા, કછુ મુખમેં કછુ ગોદ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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