સમી વાત પંડિત કહે, અક્કલ વગરના ઊંધી લહે.

samī vāta paṁḍita kahē, akkala vagaranā ūṁdhī lahē.

Literally: A wise scholar speaks straightforward truth, but a fool understands it upside down.
What it means: Said when sound and sensible advice is completely misunderstood or twisted by a foolish listener.

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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