- Literally
- A spoken word was once unspoken; weigh it twice on scales before bringing it out of your mouth.
- What it means
- Uttered words cannot be recalled, so speech must be measured carefully.
Also said as
- દો ત્રાજુ તોલ કર, તું મુખ બાહેર આણ.
- The word once escaped, cannot be recalled.
- A word spoken is an arrow let.
- Think to-day, speak tomorrow.
- Think twice before you act once.
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