બેઠક Bethak

પારા પુંઠથી નિકળે, માંખી મુખથી બહાર.

pārā puṁṭhathī nikaḷē, māṁkhī mukhathī bahāra.

Literally
Mercury comes out from behind, and a fly comes out from the mouth;
What it means
Secrets or ill-gotten gains cannot be kept hidden for long and will eventually expose themselves.

Also said as

  • નારી ધરનું નાક છે, નારી સુત દેનાર;
  • નારીથી પંકાય છે, નારી સુખ આધાર.
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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