વાડમાં હાથ ઘાલીએ તો કાંટા વાગેજ.

vāḍamāṁ hātha ghālīē tō kāṁṭā vāgēja.

Literally: If one puts a hand in a hedge, thorns will surely prick.
What it means: Engaging in risky or improper activities inevitably leads to negative consequences.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: He that cuts himself wilfully, deserves no balsam.

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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