બેઠક Bethak

જાત જાતના વેરી, તે જાત જાતને ખાય;

jāta jātanā vērī, tē jāta jātanē khāya;

Literally
Enemies of the same kind, they eat their own kind.
What it means
Rivalry is most intense between those in the same field.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Two of the same profession seldom agree.

Also said as

  • ભાટ, બ્રાહ્મણ, ને કુતરાં, દેખ દેખ ધુરકાય.
  • પંથો, પાડા, ને કુતરા, ત્રણે જાતના દ્વેષી;
  • નાગર, કાગડ ને કુકડા, એ ત્રણ જાતના હોંસી.
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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