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