બેઠક Bethak

ચાડીઆ ચાડીઆ શું મળ્યું? શકેરું ભરી છાણ મળ્યું.

cāḍīā cāḍīā śuṁ maḷyuṁ? śakēruṁ bharī chāṇa maḷyuṁ.

Literally
O backbiter, backbiter, what did you get? A bowl full of dung.
What it means
Those who engage in gossip and slander gain nothing of value, only filth and disgrace.

Also said as

  • ચામડીઆ ગંધ ગઇ કે ગંધ સહી.
  • કાંધ પડી રહ્યું છે, ટેવ પડી રહી છે.
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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