બેઠક Bethak

જેવા જલીએ જોગી તેવી મકવાણી માલી.

jēvā jalīē jōgī tēvī makavāṇī mālī.

Literally
As is the Jaliyan ascetic, so is the Makwani gardener woman.
What it means
Two poorly matched or equally flawed people come together as suitable partners.

Also said as

  • (જેસેકું તેસા મીલા તે વિધે.)
  • જેવા જલીએ જોગી તેવી મકવાણી માલી.
  • જેસી ફના ફકીરડી, વૈસા સાંઈ નખ્ખાદ.
  • ચોરનો ભાઈ ઘંટીયાર.
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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