બેઠક Bethak

મુખમેં મીઠા મીટત નહીં, દુઃખમેં રહેવે દુર;

mukhamēṁ mīṭhā mīṭata nahīṁ, duḥkhamēṁ rahēvē dura;

Literally
Sweet of mouth, never ceasing to flatter, but staying far away in times of trouble;
What it means
Said of fair-weather friends who are full of sweet words but completely abandon you when you face adversity.

Also said as

  • ઐસે નીત, હરામકે, મુખમેં ડારે ધુલ.
  • પ્રીત રીત ખુજે ન કછુ, મતલબમેં ભરપુર;
  • દોસ્ત કહી દુશ્મન બને, વે મુખ ડારે ધુર.
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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