બેઠક Bethak

માળી રુઠ્યો ફૂલ લેશે.

māḷī ruṭhyō phūla lēśē.

Literally
If the gardener grows angry, he will take away the flowers.
What it means
An offended inferior or dependent can at most withhold their small service, causing minimal harm.

Also said as

  • થઇ થઇને શું થવાનું છે ? મારી તો નહીં નાખે,
  • હાથીની ગાં—માં ઘાલીને સીવશે તો નહીં.
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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