બેઠક Bethak

દૂધ પાઈને સાપ ઉછેરવા.

dūdha pāīnē sāpa uchēravā.

Literally
To rear a snake by feeding it milk.
What it means
Nurturing or helping someone who will eventually turn around and harm you.

Also said as

  • દૂરની સગાહમાં કાંઈ દુઃખ નહીં.
  • દાંડીઆથી દુનીઆં આધી.
  • દે દાન છૂટે ગીરાણુ.
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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