બેઠક Bethak

લક્ષ્મી ચાલે કરવા આવે, ત્યારે કહેશે મ્હોં ધોઈ આવું.

lakṣmī cālē karavā āvē, tyārē kahēśē mhōṁ dhōī āvuṁ.

Literally
When fortune comes to mark the forehead, one says 'let me wash my face first'.
What it means
Criticizes foolish people who stall or make silly excuses when a great opportunity presents itself.

Also said as

  • લખણ લખેશરીનાં, કર્મ ભીખારીનાં.
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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