બેઠક Bethak

કુંભાર કરતાં ગધેડાં ડાહ્યાં.

kuṁbhāra karatāṁ gadhēḍāṁ ḍāhyāṁ.

Literally
The donkeys are wiser than the potter.
What it means
Said when a subordinate or student acts as if they know more than their master or teacher.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Also said as

  • ગુરૂથી ચેલા આગળા.
  • શેઠ કરતાં વાણેતર વધ્યા.
  • ભણી ગણીને ઉતર્યા, ગુરૂના મ્હેમાં મુતર્યા.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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