બેઠક Bethak

પંડિત ઓર મસાલચી, દોનો સુજે નાંહી; ઓરનકું કરે ચાંદની, આપ અંધેરે માંહી.

paṁḍita ōra masālacī, dōnō sujē nāṁhī; ōranakuṁ karē cāṁdanī, āpa aṁdhērē māṁhī.

Literally
The scholar and the torchbearer, both do not see; they make moonlight for others, while they themselves remain in the dark.
What it means
Those who guide and educate others often fail to apply that wisdom to improve their own lives.

Also said as

  • જબ ગુનકા ગ્રાહક મિલે, તબ ગુન લાખ બીકાય;
  • જબ ગુનકા ગ્રાહક નહીં, કોડી બદલે જાય.
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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