બેઠક Bethak

સભી વાત પંડિત કહે, અક્કલ વગરના ઊંધી લહે.

sabhī vāta paṁḍita kahē, akkala vagaranā ūṁdhī lahē.

Literally
The wise man explains everything, but the senseless one understands it backward.
What it means
No matter how clearly a wise person explains something, a fool will always misinterpret it.

Also said as

  • સમુ જોખજે, તો કહે 'આંહી ઘડાજ કાણ કરે છે?'
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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