બેઠક Bethak

હણુતાને હણીએ તેનું પાપ દોષ ન ગણીએ.

haṇutānē haṇīē tēnuṁ pāpa dōṣa na gaṇīē.

Literally
If one kills the killer, one does not count it as a sin or fault.
What it means
Retaliating against a wicked person is not considered a moral failing.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Tit for tat.Like for like.Deceiving a deceiver is no knavery.He who pardons the bad injures the good.

Also said as

  • શઠ પ્રતિ શાઠયં કુર્યાત્.
  • બાપનું પણ વેર તો લઈએ ત્યારે કરજ છૂટે.
  • વીંછીના મ્હોંને ખાસડું.
  • વીંછીનું મોત ખાસડે.
  • લાત સાટે લાત, તેમાં કોણ ગણે ઘાત.
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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