બેઠક Bethak

પહેલા મૂર્ખ તે ઠેકે કુવા, બીજો મૂર્ખ તે રમે જીવા.

pahēlā mūrkha tē ṭhēkē kuvā, bījō mūrkha tē ramē jīvā.

Literally
The first fool jumps into wells; the second fool gambles with his life.
What it means
Recklessly inviting disaster and gambling with one's existence are the highest forms of foolishness.

Also said as

  • ત્રીજો મૂર્ખ તે વ્હેન ઘેર ભાઈ, ચોથો મૂર્ખ તે ધરજમાઈ.
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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