બેઠક Bethak

ઘેર ઘેર ચેવટ જાય, પોતાની બીજા કરે;

ghēra ghēra cēvaṭa jāya, pōtānī bījā karē;

Literally
Going from house to house gossiping, while others manage one's own affairs;
What it means
It is foolish to meddle in the affairs of others while neglecting one's own household.

Also said as

  • ધૂડ પડી ડહાપણ માંય, સાચું સોરઠીઆ ભણે.
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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