બેઠક Bethak

કાજીજી દૂબળે કર્યું, તો કહે સારે શહેરકી ફીકર.

kājījī dūbaḷē karyuṁ, tō kahē sārē śahērakī phīkara.

Literally
Kazi-ji became thin, he says it is the worry of the whole city.
What it means
Said of someone who pretends to be burdened by public concerns to hide their own incompetence.

Also said as

  • પંચાતીઆનાં છોકરાં ભૂખે મરે.
  • દેશનું ડોળે તે ધરનું ઓળે.
  • મફતની પારકી પંચાતમાં શું વળે, કે છોકરાં મોટાં થાય?
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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