બેઠક Bethak

દુશ્મન હો ચીંટીસા, નહીં હાથીસે કમ મગર;

duśmana hō cīṁṭīsā, nahīṁ hāthīsē kama magara;

Literally
Even if the enemy is like an ant, do not consider him less than an elephant;
What it means
Warns never to underestimate any enemy, no matter how small or weak they may seem.

Also said as

  • અહેમદકા કામ હય, જો ન રખે ઉસે ખતર.
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

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.

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