બેઠક Bethak

દીવો લેઇ કુવામાં પડવું.

dīvō lēi kuvāmāṁ paḍavuṁ.

Literally
To take a lamp and fall into a well.
What it means
Committing a foolish error despite having full knowledge of the danger.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
He that risks danger, dies therein unpitied.He runs against a point of spear.He that cuts himself wilfully, deserves no balsam.Look before you leap.

Also said as

  • ઉડ પાહાણા પગ ઉપર પડ.
  • દેખતે ડેળે છેતરાવું.
  • આવ બલા, પકડ ગલા.
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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