બેઠક Bethak

સાસુ વહુ બંને સરખી, વચ્ચે બોલે તે નરસી.

sāsu vahu baṁnē sarakhī, vaccē bōlē tē narasī.

Literally
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are both alike; she who speaks in between is bad.
What it means
It is best not to interfere in domestic disputes, as the mediator will only end up being blamed by both sides.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Least said, soonest mended.

Also said as

  • સાસુ વહુની એક સાડી, સાસુ પેહેર તો વહુ ઉઘાડી.
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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