બેઠક Bethak

ગીરાસીઆ જાત ગમાર, સજ્જમાં સમજૈ નહીં;

gīrāsīā jāta gamāra, sajjamāṁ samajai nahīṁ;

Literally
The Girasias are a rustic caste, they do not understand gentle words;
What it means
Hot-tempered or unrefined people resort to violence quickly instead of reasoning.

Also said as

  • ઝટ કાઢે તલવાર, 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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