બેઠક Bethak

અંતર અંગુલી ચારકા, સાય જુઠમે હોય;

aṁtara aṁgulī cārakā, sāya juṭhamē hōya;

Literally
The distance of four fingers lies between truth and falsehood.
What it means
The difference between what is heard and what is seen is as narrow as the width of four fingers.

Also said as

  • સબ માને દેખી કહી, સુની ન માને કોય.
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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