બેઠક Bethak

ધુત્તા હોય સલક્ષણા, વેશ્યા હોય સલજ્જ; ખારાં પાણ નિર્મળાં, એ ત્રણે ચીજ અભજ્ય.

dhuttā hōya salakṣaṇā, vēśyā hōya salajja; khārāṁ pāṇa nirmaḷāṁ, ē traṇē cīja abhajya.

Literally
A swindler who is well-mannered, a prostitute who is modest, and clear salty water; these three things are unacceptable.
What it means
Things that appear to be the opposite of their true nature are dangerous or useless.

Also said as

  • ધુત્તા હોય સલક્ષણા, વેશ્યા હોય સલજ્જ;
  • ખારાં પાણ નિર્મળાં, એ ત્રણે ચીજ અભજ્ય.
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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