કુંભાર રીસે બળે ત્યારે ગધેડીના કાન ઊમેળે.

kuṁbhāra rīsē baḷē tyārē gadhēḍīnā kāna ūmēḷē.

Literally: When the potter burns with anger, he twists the donkey's ears.
What it means: Taking out your frustration on someone who is weaker or has no power to resist.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: A coward husband is a hero to his wife.

Also said as

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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