બેઠક Bethak

આંધળો છીનાળવો ઘરમાં ખેલે.

āṁdhaḷō chīnāḷavō gharamāṁ khēlē.

Literally
The blind man plays the adulterer in the house.
What it means
A person who is ignorant or lacks foresight often causes trouble within their own home.

Also said as

  • ડાકણ પ્રથમ ઘરનાંને ખાય.
  • કામણ શીખ્યા તે, પ્રથમ ઘરમાં અજમાવ્યાં.
  • આંધળો ક્યાં ધૂણે? તો ઘરમાં ને ઘરમાં.
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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