બળદના ગુણ તો ગયા, કે બેડ કજેડાં જુતા;

baḷadanā guṇa tō gayā, kē bēḍa kajēḍāṁ jutā;

Literally: The virtues of the ox are gone, as it is yoked to a bad cart.
What it means: A good person's qualities are wasted when they are in a bad situation.

Also said as

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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