બેઠક Bethak

ડાહી બાઇને તેડાવા ને ખીરમાં મીઠું નંખાવે.

ḍāhī bāinē tēḍāvā nē khīramāṁ mīṭhuṁ naṁkhāvē.

Literally
Invite a wise woman and have her put salt in the kheer.
What it means
People are quick to offer advice but slow to do the actual work.

Also said as

  • ભુલ કહાડવા સૌ આવે, કરી બતાવે નહીં કાઇ.
  • ધેસ રાંધતાં આવડે નહીં ને ખાતી વખત એઠા.
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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