બેઠક Bethak

રાંક જાત તે રત શું ઓળખે, આખર ચૈતન ચાકરના;

rāṁka jāta tē rata śuṁ ōḷakhē, ākhara caitana cākaranā;

Literally
What does a poor person know of jewels, in the end, the servant is a creature of habit.
What it means
Those who have never experienced luxury cannot appreciate its value.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A book to a blind signifies nothing.Those who are in hell think there is no other heaven.Throw not pearls before swine.A pebble and a diamond are alike to a blind man.

Also said as

  • ગરીબ તણે ઘેર પેટ ભરે, તે ઠાઠ શું જાણે ઠાકરના?
  • મેર તણે મહિમા નવ દીઠો, કરે વણાણુ તે કાંકરના;
  • ખાખરની ખીસકાલી અંગદ, સ્વાદ શું જાણે સાકરના?
  • શામળ ભટ.
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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