bA:tsan yi:za: tI p>tlen pu:za:
The members of the family are in distress, but the idols are
worshipped.
To ignore one's family and to worship stone idols.
baji kani talIy cha l>kIT kAn' vepa:n
A small stone can be hidden under a big one.
batI gardan gAyi bAD gardan.
The path to heart lies through one's stomach.
batI natI bata:s, chiTh naTI atla:s
A poor man with rich desires.
If wishes were horses beggars would ride.
bandI chu bashar
To err is human.
bandIy chu be:sabar
A human being is quite impatient.
babI buDtam tI khIdmatha: kartam
O father, grow old and serve me.
When youngsters expect their elders to serve them.
bi:mI ros shur gav la:kmi ros gur
The child who is not afraid of anyone is like a horse without a
bridle.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
beka:ras chi tre ka:r
An idle person has three tasks: sleeping, eating and quarreling.
beyi sund do:d chuy be:ma:ne:
yas Akis bAnith a:v suy za:ne:
Another person's pain is meaningless. He only knows who suffers.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
boch gatshi nI n'un va:zIva:n, tI non gatshi nI n'un
baza:zi va:n
The hungry should not be taken to a feast, and a naked person
should not be taken to a cloth shop.
It is difficult to control desire of someone who is in great
need.
bro:r vuchith gatshi bishtI pho:run
On seeing a cat, one should be able to utter bishtI (for driving
it away).
One must be courageous enough to show displeasure in presence of
the person concerned, and not in his absence.