બેઠક Bethak

સુતી હતી કે નહોતું કાત્યું.

sutī hatī kē nahōtuṁ kātyuṁ.

Literally
She was sleeping, so she did not spin.
What it means
Laziness or inaction results in no work being accomplished.

Also said as

  • સુપાત્રે દાન, કુપાત્રે ધાન.
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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