બેઠક Bethak

નમૂણીઉં ઝાડ, ઊડી જતાં વાર નહીં.

namūṇīuṁ jhāḍa, ūḍī jatāṁ vāra nahīṁ.

Literally
A fragile tree, it does not take long to fly away.
What it means
Weak or unstable things are easily destroyed or lost.

Also said as

  • છાજ ઉપરના છોડ, ઊણડી પડતાં વાર નહીં.
  • પથ્થર ઉપરની જડ, સુકાતાં વાર નહીં.
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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