બેઠક Bethak

કવિ, પંડિત ઓર ચતુર નર, વેશ્યા, ભટ, નટખટ;

kavi, paṁḍita ōra catura nara, vēśyā, bhaṭa, naṭakhaṭa;

Literally
Poet, scholar, and clever man, prostitute, soldier, and rogue;
What it means
One should never try to deceive poets, scholars, clever people, prostitutes, soldiers, or rogues, as they are already masters of deception themselves.

Also said as

  • ઇનમેં કપટ ન કીજીએ, ઇનકે રચે કપટ.
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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