આવ બલા પકડ ગલા, ઉસ બલાસે ભાગના ભલા.

āva balā pakaḍa galā, usa balāsē bhāganā bhalā.

Literally: Come trouble, grab the throat; it is better to run from that trouble.
What it means: It is better to avoid a looming conflict or disaster before it takes hold of you.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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