બેઠક Bethak

લક્ષ્મી ચાંદલા કરવા આવે, ત્યારે કહેશે મ્હાં ઘાઈ આવું.

lakṣmī cāṁdalā karavā āvē, tyārē kahēśē mhāṁ ghāī āvuṁ.

Literally
When Lakshmi comes to apply the auspicious mark, then he says 'I will go wash my face'.
What it means
Said of someone who rejects a golden opportunity or good fortune due to foolishness or laziness.

Also said as

  • લખણ લખેશરીનાં, કર્મ ભીખારીનાં.
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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