Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Related proverbs
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Latin
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Spuens in aerem suum recipit sputamen.
He spits into the air and receives his spit.
French
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Qui fait l'ange fait la bête.
He who makes the angel makes the beast.
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A pisser contre le vent, on mouille sa chemise.
Pissing against the wind gets your shirt wet.
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Bien bas choit qui trop haut monte.
Too high, too low.
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Il ne faut pas vouloir péter plus haut que le cul.
You can't get your head too far up your ass.
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Qui crache contre le ciel, il lui tombe sur la tête.
If you spit at the sky, it falls on your head.
German
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Wer nach dem Himmel speit, dem fällt der Speichel in den eigenen Bart.
He who spits at heaven, saliva falls into his own beard.