બેઠક Bethak

રોગ આવે ઘોડાં વેગે ને જાય કીડી વેગે.

rōga āvē ghōḍāṁ vēgē nē jāya kīḍī vēgē.

Literally
Disease comes at the speed of a horse and goes at the speed of an ant.
What it means
Misfortune strikes quickly but takes a long time to heal.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Mischiefs come by pounds and go by ounces.

Also said as

  • દુઃખ આવે સામટું ને જાય ત્યારે કડકે કડકે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.

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