બેઠક Bethak

ચતુર હોય તો રીઝવું, હસ્ત રમાડુ છેલ;

catura hōya tō rījhavuṁ, hasta ramāḍu chēla;

Literally
If one is clever, I would please them, playing with hands like a dandy;
What it means
It is worthwhile to engage with and please an intelligent person, but futile to plead with a foolish and malicious one.

Also said as

  • મૂર્ખને શું વિનવું, હઇડે ઝાઝો મેલ.
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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