બેઠક Bethak

રંગે કાળા કેશ, વેશ ભજવે નહીં વેહેવારમાં;

raṁgē kāḷā kēśa, vēśa bhajavē nahīṁ vēhēvāramāṁ;

Literally
Hair black in color, but not acting properly in conduct;
What it means
External signs of youth or respectability are worthless if one's behavior is improper.

Also said as

  • એ રંગ નહીં પણ મેશ, સાચું સોરઠીઓ ભણે.
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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