બેઠક Bethak

સૌ કીસબ ચોર.

sau kīsaba cōra.

Literally
Every trade conceals its secret craft.
What it means
Every skilled practitioner conceals the ultimate secret of their craft from others.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
There is many a slip between the cup and the lip.To swallow a whole ox and be choked with the tail.

Also said as

  • કીસબ બધે બતાવે કાઈ નહીં.
  • કીસબ બતાવી શું ભીખ માગવી છે ?
  • સૌ કીસબ બતાવે, પણ ગુરુ ભાગ બાકી રાખે.
  • કામણ શિખવે, પણ વાલણ પોતાની પાસે રાખે.
  • તાળું બતાવે, પણ કુંચી કરસનજીને હાથ.
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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