As you make your bed, so you must lie on it. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Easy come, easy go.
- The labourer is worthy of his hire.
- As you bake so shall you eat.
- He who greases his wheels helps his oxen.
- As you sow you shall mow.
- The cow knows not What her tail is worth till she hath lost it.
- Come with the Wind, go with the water.
- Mills will not grind if you give them not water.
- A toiling dog comes halting home.
- Sow thin and mow thin.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Sua cuique fortuna in manu est.
To each his own fortune is in his hand.
French
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Comme on fait son lit on se couche.
As you make your bed, so you lie in it.
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Qui mal fait son lit, mal couche et gist.
He who makes his bed badly, sleeps badly and gist.
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Pas mal visé pour un borgne.
Not bad aim for a one-eyed man.
German
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Wie man sich bettet, so liegt man.
You made your bed, now sleep in it.
Czech
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Jak si kdo ustele, tak si lehne.
As one makes one's bed, so one lies down.
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Jak sobě kdo nasype, tak se mu pomele.
As one pisses, so one grinds.
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Jak se staví, tak stojí.
As it builds, so it stands.
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Jak kdo si postýlá, tak spí.
As one fasts, so sleeps.