બેઠક Bethak

વાંઢાને વલોણું નહીં, ને વેશ્યાને વગોણું નહીં.

vāṁḍhānē valōṇuṁ nahīṁ, nē vēśyānē vagōṇuṁ nahīṁ.

Literally
No churning for the bachelor, and no scandal for the prostitute.
What it means
People are judged by their established roles and reputations.

Also said as

  • હથેળીમાં વાળ નહીં, ને ગધેડાને ગાળ 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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