બેઠક Bethak

વકરી બાયડી ધણીને ગણે નહીં.

vakarī bāyaḍī dhaṇīnē gaṇē nahīṁ.

Literally
A rebellious wife does not respect her husband.
What it means
Someone who has gone astray or become defiant will no longer submit to authority.

Also said as

  • વકરે વાંઝીઆ હોય નહીં.
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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