બેઠક Bethak

ધર્મની ગાયના દાંત શા જોવા?

dharmanī gāyanā dāṁta śā jōvā?

Literally
Why look at the teeth of a gift cow?
What it means
One should not be critical of a gift.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Beggars should not be choosers.Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Also said as

  • જમણ ઉપર સીધું, ને પેટ ઉપર પોટલે.
  • ગામમાં પેઠાના સાંસા, ને પટેલને જોડે.
  • જોડકણું—લાદ દે, લદાયન દે, લાડુ દે.
  • બેઠેકું ટહુ દે, ઓર ઓર.
  • Beggars should not be choosers.
  • Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
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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