બેઠક Bethak

કુઈની ખારેક આંખ કહાડે.

kuīnī khārēka āṁkha kahāḍē.

Literally
The dates of the well pluck the eyes.
What it means
Unearned or ill-gotten gains bring trouble.

Also said as

  • શ્રાદ્ધની ખીર પાટલે વળગી આવે.
  • વિવાહ વેચાતો, ને શ્રાદ્ધ ઉછીતું.
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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