ગરીબને દુખાવીને, ફાંસાના દેનાર; લુચ્ચાથી ડરતો રહે, મૂર્ખનો સરદાર.

garībanē dukhāvīnē, phāṁsānā dēnāra; luccāthī ḍaratō rahē, mūrkhanō saradāra.

Literally: Hurting the poor, giving them traps; remaining afraid of the wicked, the chief of fools.
What it means: Said of a cowardly bully who oppresses the weak and helpless but trembles in fear before actual rogues.

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

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