બેઠક Bethak

ખળને અને કાંટાને દૂર કરવાના બે માર્ગ છે. કાં તો જુત્તાથી મોં ભાંગવું કે કાં તો દૂરજ રહેવું.

khaḷanē anē kāṁṭānē dūra karavānā bē mārga chē. kāṁ tō juttāthī mōṁ bhāṁgavuṁ kē kāṁ tō dūraja rahēvuṁ.

Literally
There are two ways to deal with a villain and a thorn: either crush its face with shoes or stay far away.
What it means
Evil people and hazards must either be met with severe force or avoided entirely.

Also said as

  • ખાઈને ખાસડાં મારે.
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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