બેઠક Bethak

મુખે માંડી મોકાણ, છવતાં કાઈએ જાણ્યા નહીં;

mukhē māṁḍī mōkāṇa, chavatāṁ kāīē jāṇyā nahīṁ;

Literally
Lamenting with the mouth, but no one cared for them while they were alive;
What it means
Said of hypocrites who show great grief after someone's death but neglected them when they were alive.

Also said as

  • એ તો દેખાડા જાણે, સાચું સોરઠીઆ ભણે.
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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