બેઠક Bethak

સાજણ સુથનાં વાદળાં, માગ્યા ઘરની છાશ;

sājaṇa suthanāṁ vādaḷāṁ, māgyā gharanī chāśa;

Literally
A friend like winter clouds, buttermilk from a begged house;
What it means
One should not rely on untrustworthy friends or borrowed resources that are never available when actually needed.

Also said as

  • જોઇએ ત્યારે ન જડે, મૂકા તેની આશ.
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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