બેઠક Bethak

કહતે હય કરતે નહીં, દયા અર ઉપકાર;

kahatē haya karatē nahīṁ, dayā ara upakāra;

Literally
They say but do not do, mercy and benevolence;
What it means
Those who preach about mercy and charity but never practice them will face ultimate disgrace and judgment.

Also said as

  • કાલા મું લે જાયંગે, સાહેબકે દરબાર.
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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