બેઠક Bethak

પરદારા નિજ માત સમ, પરધન પથર સમાન;

paradārā nija māta sama, paradhana pathara samāna;

Literally
Another's wife is like one's own mother, another's wealth is like a stone;
What it means
A righteous person treats other women with maternal respect and views others' riches as worthless.

Also said as

  • ઈતા કિયે હર ના મિલે, તો તુલસીદાસ જમાન.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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