બેઠક Bethak

ધંધાનાર બહુ ભુંડા.

dhaṁdhānāra bahu bhuṁḍā.

Literally
Those in the same trade are very bad.
What it means
People in the same profession are often rivals and do not get along.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Two of a trade seldom agree.

Also said as

  • કીસબખ્ખાર તે સાત પેઢીના વેર જેવા.
  • ધંધાનારનું વેર પેઢીઓ સુધી ચાલે.
  • વૈદના વેરી વૈદ.
  • ધંધાનારમાં કેક ખુવાર મળ્યા 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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