બેઠક Bethak

બાર બાયડીએ બગલાનું જોર.

bāra bāyaḍīē bagalānuṁ jōra.

Literally
Twelve women have the strength of a heron.
What it means
A large group of weak or indecisive people still cannot accomplish anything significant.

Also said as

  • બાર વર્ષની કન્યા ને બે છોકરાંની મા.
  • બારવટીઓ થાકે પણ રાજ થાકે નહીં.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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