reap what one sows

English

It Shoots Further Than He Dreams by John F. Knott, March 1918.

With reference to the Bible, Epistle to the Galatians, ch. 6, v.7 Gal.6.7

(idiomatic) To receive as a reward or harvest in the same measure as one's exertions, in a good or a bad sense. To receive justice.
For whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap.
- 2005, Tuesday November 15, PM Tony Blair, The Guardian
  "We will reap what we sow; live with what we do not act to change," he said.

receive justice

Ancient Greek: ὃ γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος, τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει (hò gàr eàn speírēi ánthrōpos, toûto kaì therísei)
Esperanto: kiu semas venton, rikoltas fulmotendron
Finnish: mitä kylvää, sitä niittää
French: récolter ce qu’on a semé, qui sème le vent récolte la tempête (fr)
Greek: όπως στρώσεις, θα κοιμηθείς (ópos stróseis, tha koimitheís), ό,τι σπέρνεις, θερίζεις (ó,ti spérneis, therízeis)
Italian: si raccoglie ciò che si semina
Japanese: 業によりて果を引く (ごうによりてかをひく, gō ni yorite ka o hiku)
Korean: 콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다. (Kong simeun de kong nago pat simeun de pat nanda.)
Lithuanian: ką pasėsi tą ir pjausi
Macedonian: што си сеел, тоа ќе жнееш (što si séel, toa ḱe žnéeš)

Portuguese: colher o que semear
Romanian: semeni ce aduni
Russian: как посе́ешь, так и пожнёшь (kak poséješʹ, tak i požnjóšʹ), что посе́ешь, то и пожнёшь (ru) (što poséješʹ, to i požnjóšʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: an nì a chuireas duine is e a bhuaineas e
Swedish: som man sår får man skörda
Thai: หว่านพืชเช่นไร ย่อมได้ผลเช่นนั้น (wàan pêut chên rai, yôm dâai pŏn châynánán)
Turkish: ektiğini biçmek
Uzbek: ekkaningni o'rasan
Vietnamese: gieo gió, gặt bão, gieo nhân nào, gặt quả ấy

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