બેઠક Bethak

મોઢે મીઠી વાત, પાછળ વગેણું કરે;

mōḍhē mīṭhī vāta, pāchaḷa vagēṇuṁ karē;

Literally
Sweet words to the face, slander behind the back.
What it means
Hypocritical acquaintances praise a person directly while vilifying them to others.

Also said as

  • એ અકર્મી જાત, સાચું સોરઠીઆ ભણે.
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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