બેઠક Bethak

પેટના બળ્યા ગામ બાળે.

pēṭanā baḷyā gāma bāḷē.

Literally
The one burnt by the stomach burns the village.
What it means
A person suffering from deep internal pain or jealousy will cause harm to everyone around them.

Also said as

  • ગામ બળ્યું ખમાય, પણ પેટ બળ્યું ન ખમાય.
  • દીપકના બળેલને મલ્હાર હારે.
  • જેનું અંતર બળેલું તે બધાને બાળે.
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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