બેઠક Bethak

રાતાં લુગડાં ને કાળાં મોઢા, રખે તમે હળવદીઆ હો.

rātāṁ lugaḍāṁ nē kāḷāṁ mōḍhā, rakhē tamē haḷavadīā hō.

Literally
Red clothes and black faces, lest you be Halvadias.
What it means
Said to warn against untrustworthy, deceptive, or suspicious-looking people who might bring trouble.

Also said as

  • રાતે નિદ્રા, દહાડે કામ, ક્યારે લઈએ હરિનું નામ.
  • રાતના રાણે.
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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