બેઠક Bethak

નિંદા ઐસી ડાકણી, કુલ બધાને ખાય;

niṁdā aisī ḍākaṇī, kula badhānē khāya;

Literally
Slander is such a witch, it devours the entire family;
What it means
Warns that engaging in slander and gossip destroys reputations and ruins entire families.

Also said as

  • કહું છું નિંદા ન કરીએ, ફાટી ક્રોધ સમાય.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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