બેઠક Bethak

અન્ન જીવાડે ને અન્ન મારે.

anna jīvāḍē nē anna mārē.

Literally
Food gives life and food kills.
What it means
Food sustains life when consumed properly, but overeating or bad food causes sickness and death.

Also said as

  • અન્નકાટને ચોટ નહીં.
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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