બેઠક Bethak

સગેજ જાણે શ્વાસ, શ્વાસ પણ સગો નહીં;

sagēja jāṇē śvāsa, śvāsa paṇa sagō nahīṁ;

Literally
Even a relative knows the breath, but breath is not a relative.
What it means
In the end, one is alone; even one's own life force is not a permanent companion.

Also said as

  • એતો શે વિશ્વાસ, સાચું સોરઠીઓ ભણે.
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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