બેઠક Bethak

સંસારીકા સુખ જલે, ચિત્ત રહી ચિંતા લાગ;

saṁsārīkā sukha jalē, citta rahī ciṁtā lāga;

Literally
The happiness of a worldly person burns, leaving anxiety in the mind.
What it means
Worldly pleasures are always accompanied by anxiety and distress.

Also said as

  • જ્યું લુહારકી સાણસી, ઇત પાણી ઇત આગ.
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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