બેઠક Bethak

સહેજે શું બોલાવતાં, માણેક આપી જાય.

sahējē śuṁ bōlāvatāṁ, māṇēka āpī jāya.

Literally
By just speaking to them naturally, they give away a ruby.
What it means
Noble and generous people bestow great value and kindness effortlessly in their everyday interactions.

Also said as

  • પ્રીત કરે અશરાફકી, કમીનાસું નીભત નાંહી;
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

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.

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