બેઠક Bethak

ડાકણ પણ બે ઘર પરહરે.

ḍākaṇa paṇa bē ghara paraharē.

Literally
Even a witch spares two houses.
What it means
Even the most ruthless or malicious people show some restraint and spare those closest to them.

Also said as

  • ડાહી ભરવાણ, તેના ભરવાડ તે ઘેલા, ને ઘેલી વાણિયણ તેના દીકરા વાણીયા તે ડાહ્યા.
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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