બેઠક Bethak

વાસીદું વાળે નહીં, ને ઘણા પાડે ખાડા;

vāsīduṁ vāḷē nahīṁ, nē ghaṇā pāḍē khāḍā;

Literally
She does not sweep the floor, but digs many holes.
What it means
Said of an incompetent person who fails at basic duties and only creates more trouble.

Also said as

  • સસેરા જે શિણામણ દે, તો જવાબ આપે આડા.
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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