બેઠક Bethak

ફૂટેમેં પાઉં, ટુટેમેં શિર, ખીચમેં મેરા ચાંદભાઈ.

phūṭēmēṁ pāuṁ, ṭuṭēmēṁ śira, khīcamēṁ mērā cāṁdabhāī.

Literally
In the broken, a foot; in the torn, a head; in the mess, my Chandbhai.
What it means
Opportunists always try to take advantage of a chaotic situation.

Also said as

  • પેલું દેખી સૌ પેસે.
  • ફાટયામાં સૌ પગ ઘાલે.
  • પેલું (શરણાઈ) છે તે ખેલ્યું, સાંબેલું વગાડે તો સાચો.
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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