મોડું પરણવું તે મુવા વાટ જોવી.

mōḍuṁ paraṇavuṁ tē muvā vāṭa jōvī.

Literally: Marrying late is like waiting for death.
What it means: Warns against delaying marriage until one is too old to build and enjoy family life.

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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