બેઠક Bethak

હેર વાટે જે મળે, ઓળખે તોય આલીશ માં;

hēra vāṭē jē maḷē, ōḷakhē tōya ālīśa māṁ;

Literally
Whomever you meet on the highway, do not trust them even if you recognize them;
What it means
Travelers should be extremely cautious of strangers or casual acquaintances on the road, as they may turn out to be robbers.

Also said as

  • મુકે છરી ગળે, સાચું સોરઠીઓ 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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