બેઠક Bethak

નમન નમનમેં ફેર હે, બહોત નમે નાદાન;

namana namanamēṁ phēra hē, bahōta namē nādāna;

Literally
There is a difference between bow and bow; a fool bows excessively;
What it means
Excessive displays of humility often conceal treachery rather than genuine respect.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Full of courtesy full of craft.He has one face to God, and another to devil.A honey tongue, devil at heart.The fair speeches of a bad man are designed for treachery.Beware of fine tongue, it will sting you mortally.God is in his tongue and devil in his heart.

Also said as

  • દગાખોર દુના નમે, ચિત્તા ચોર કમાન.
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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