બેઠક Bethak

આગળથી ચોખવટ સારી, કે પછી વાંધા પડે નહીં.

āgaḷathī cōkhavaṭa sārī, kē pachī vāṁdhā paḍē nahīṁ.

Literally
Clarity beforehand is good, so that disputes do not arise later.
What it means
Settling terms clearly in advance prevents misunderstandings and conflicts later on.

Also said as

  • આગે ગૌરખ જાગે.
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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