Wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus

Meaning: The way you treat people is the way they will treat you.

Literally: As one calls into the forest, so it echoes back

Example: “Wenn du deine Kollegen anschnauzt, wundere dich nicht über ihre Antwort. Wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus.” — If you snap at your colleagues, don't be surprised by their answer: what goes around comes around.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, 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)
Italian: Chi la fa l'aspetti (literally: Whoever does it should expect it back)
Portuguese: Cá se fazem, cá se pagam (literally: Here they're done, here they're paid for)
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)