બેઠક Bethak

અસીજવાન નર ભવેત સાધુ, કુરૂપ નારી પતિવ્રતા.

asījavāna nara bhavēta sādhu, kurūpa nārī pativratā.

Literally
An impotent man becomes a saint, an ugly woman becomes a faithful wife.
What it means
People often claim virtue when they simply lack the capacity to commit vice.

Also said as

  • ખુઠ્ઠાં જોગી સહેજે જતિ.
  • આંધળું દળે કે ગાય.
  • ગમા ઢીલા થયા એટલે બંદા નેકબખ્ત.
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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