બેઠક Bethak

પાપ પ્રગટ ને ધર્મ ગુપ્ત.

pāpa pragaṭa nē dharma gupta.

Literally
Sin is public and righteousness is secret.
What it means
Evil deeds inevitably become known to all, whereas true acts of virtue are performed quietly.

Also said as

  • પાપ બોલે નહીં પણ બોલે.
  • પાપે પેટ ભરાય.
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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