બેઠક Bethak

જમાન દાળો, તે ભવ દાળો.

jamāna dāḷō, tē bhava dāḷō.

Literally
A son-in-law's day is a lifetime's day.
What it means
A son-in-law must always be treated with formal respect, regardless of his stupidity or shortcomings.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A son-in-law is a son-in-law, even if he is a fool.

Also said as

  • જમ, જમાઈને જાયક કાઈના ન થાય. એ સર્વેના એક સ્વભાવ હોય છે.
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

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