બેઠક Bethak

કાણેસ ખુદા બેજાર

kāṇēsa khudā bējāra

Literally
The one-eyed man is a burden to God.
What it means
A person with a defect is often seen as a difficult or cursed individual.

Also said as

  • કાણીઆ નર કાક સાધુ, કાક દાતા માંજરા;
  • ખેખડ દંતા કાક મુર્ખા, કાક નિર્ધન ટાલીઆ.
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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