બેઠક Bethak

કહતે હય કરતે નહીં, દિલસું દુર દુરાચાર;

kahatē haya karatē nahīṁ, dilasuṁ dura durācāra;

Literally
They say but do not do, keeping wickedness away from their hearts;
What it means
People who preach morality but do not rid their own hearts of wickedness will face disgrace in the court of God.

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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