બેઠક Bethak

સુવાનું મૂકી જાગવાનું વહેલું, ઊંઘ વેચી ઉજાગરા વહેલો.

suvānuṁ mūkī jāgavānuṁ vahēluṁ, ūṁgha vēcī ujāgarā vahēlō.

Literally
Leaving sleep to wake up early, selling sleep to buy sleeplessness.
What it means
Giving up peace and comfort to invite unnecessary worry, trouble, or hard labor.

Also said as

  • સુવાવડ જન્મારે રહી.
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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