બેઠક Bethak

ઠગ, બગ ને કાગ, શાંત જણાય બહુ;

ṭhaga, baga nē kāga, śāṁta jaṇāya bahu;

Literally
A swindler, a heron, and a crow appear very peaceful;
What it means
Deceptive and malicious people often put on a calm and harmless exterior while plotting the ruin of others.

Also said as

  • અંતરમાં અતિ ઘાત, સામાની નિશ્ચે કરે.
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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