બેઠક Bethak

સોરઠા—મુખમાં પ્રીતિ સવાઈ, દુઃખમાં મ્હોં ટાળા દિયે;

sōraṭhā—mukhamāṁ prīti savāī, duḥkhamāṁ mhōṁ ṭāḷā diyē;

Literally
Love in the mouth is excessive, in trouble they turn their faces away.
What it means
Insincere people are only present when things are going well.

Also said as

  • તે પાસે ક્રાણ જાય, રામ કચેરી રાખ્યા.
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

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.

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