ProverbMorality
Portuguese origin
Portuguese originCá se fazem, cá se pagam
Meaning: Wrongs are paid for in this life, not the next.
Literally: Here they're done, here they're paid for
Example: “Enganou os sócios e agora foi enganado. Cá se fazem, cá se pagam.” — He cheated his partners and now he's been cheated: what goes around comes around.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 7 more languages
English: What goes around comes around
French: On récolte ce que l'on sème (literally: You reap what you sow)
Spanish: Lo que siembras, cosechas (literally: What you sow, you harvest)
Japanese: 因果応報 (Inga ōhō) (literally: Cause and effect retribution)
German: Wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus (literally: As one calls into the forest, so it echoes back)
Italian: Chi la fa l'aspetti (literally: Whoever does it should expect it back)
Dutch: Wie kaatst, moet de bal verwachten (literally: Whoever hits the ball must expect it back)
Russian: Как аукнется, так и откликнется (Kak auknetsya, tak i otkliknetsya) (literally: As you call into the woods, so it echoes back)
Polish: Jak Kuba Bogu, tak Bóg Kubie (literally: As Kuba treats God, so God treats Kuba)
Chinese: 善有善报，恶有恶报 (Shàn yǒu shàn bào, è yǒu è bào) (literally: Good is repaid with good, evil with evil)
Arabic: كما تدين تدان (Kamā tadīnu tudān) (literally: As you treat others, you will be treated)
Turkish: Ne ekersen onu biçersin (literally: You reap whatever you sow)
Origin: Cá is here, in this world: no need to wait for the afterlife for the bill to come.
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