બેઠક Bethak

પાપ કરતાં વારીએ, ધર્મ કરતાં હા;

pāpa karatāṁ vārīē, dharma karatāṁ hā;

Literally
Prevent someone from committing sin, and say yes to doing righteous deeds.
What it means
One should actively discourage bad actions and enthusiastically support good deeds.

Also said as

  • એ મારગ બતલાવીએ, પછી ગમે ત્યાં જા.
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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