બેઠક Bethak

ઉદર પોષણ કારણે, જે અન્નનો દેનાર; તેનું માથું કાપશે, મૂર્ખનો સરદાર.

udara pōṣaṇa kāraṇē, jē annanō dēnāra; tēnuṁ māthuṁ kāpaśē, mūrkhanō saradāra.

Literally
For the sake of nourishing the stomach, the one who gives food; he will cut his head, the chief of fools.
What it means
Said of an ungrateful fool who harms or destroys the very benefactor who feeds and supports him.
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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