બેઠક Bethak

જુઠી પ્રીત ભમરકી, કલી કલી રસ લેત;

juṭhī prīta bhamarakī, kalī kalī rasa lēta;

Literally
False is the love of the bumblebee, which tastes the nectar of bud after bud.
What it means
A fickle or unfaithful lover flits from one person to another, seeking only temporary pleasure.

Also said as

  • સાચી પ્રીત પતંગકી, વે અપના જી દેત.
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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