બેઠક Bethak

શત્રુ જહાં લગી શિરપર, ગરજ અન્યની હોય;

śatru jahāṁ lagī śirapara, garaja anyanī hōya;

Literally
As long as the enemy is looming overhead, one has need of others;
What it means
Observes that people only value helpers and allies as long as they face an active threat or crisis.

Also said as

  • ડંડ ગયે શાલા તણો, પાડ ન પુછે કાય.
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

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