બેઠક Bethak

રોશે રવાળે ને કુટશે કપાસવાળે.

rōśē ravāḷē nē kuṭaśē kapāsavāḷē.

Literally
He will cry at the funeral procession and beat his breast at the cotton-merchant's.
What it means
Said of someone who displays fake grief or acts dramatically only where they can gain some material benefit.

Also said as

  • રે' તો રાંધું, ને જાય તો બાંધું.
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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