પાણીમેં પાષાણુ, ભીંજે પણ ગળે નહીં; મુરખ આગળ વાણુ, રીઝે પણ ખુઝે નહીં.

pāṇīmēṁ pāṣāṇu, bhīṁjē paṇa gaḷē nahīṁ; murakha āgaḷa vāṇu, rījhē paṇa khujhē nahīṁ.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

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