બેઠક Bethak

મિત્ર એડા કીજીએ, જેડા જુવારી ખેત;

mitra ēḍā kījīē, jēḍā juvārī khēta;

Literally
Make such a friend, who is like a gambler in the field.
What it means
Choose a friend who is willing to risk everything and stand by you till the very end, just like a committed gambler.

Also said as

  • શિર કટીને ધડ વઢાં, તાએ ન મેલે હેત.
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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