કપાળે કાઢ હજે, પણ પાડોસી મોઢ ન હજે.

kapāḷē kāḍha hajē, paṇa pāḍōsī mōḍha na hajē.

Literally: May there be leprosy on the forehead, but not a foolish neighbor.
What it means: Physical affliction is easier to endure than living next to an insufferable neighbor.

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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