બેઠક Bethak

શિખામણ લાગે ગણી, તેની દશા વળી.

śikhāmaṇa lāgē gaṇī, tēnī daśā vaḷī.

Literally
He who heeds advice carefully has his fortune turned around.
What it means
Heeding timely advice or warning prevents a major downfall.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A stumble prevented a fall

Also said as

  • શિર મોટા તે સકર્મી, પગ મોટા તે અકર્મી.
  • શિગડે ઝાલે તો ખાંડા, પૂંછડે ઝાલે તો બાંડા.
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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