બેઠક Bethak

તસબી લઈને હાથ, ચેપટા ચોરે કરે;

tasabī laīnē hātha, cēpaṭā cōrē karē;

Literally
Taking a rosary in hand, making idle gestures at the village square;
What it means
Hypocrites pretend to be religious while engaging in gossip and mischief.

Also said as

  • એ નહીં સબળાના સાથ, સાચું સોરઠીઓ ભણે.
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

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