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as you sow, so you shall reap
Definition:  your present actions, either good or bad, inevitably determine what you get in future
Usage:  Eddy, who was the founder of a pyramid scheme, got arrested during the weekend; he should have known as you sow, so you shall reap
SEPEDI
Translation:  o tla buna seo o se bjetšego
Proverb: bokolwana ba hlwa ba robetše, ga ba tsebe re epa maphaaphaa
XITSONGA
Translation:  loko u karhi u byala, u ta tshovela
Proverb: u ta tshovela lexi u xi byaleke
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  u tshi ralo u zwala, u ḓo ḓi ralo u kaṋa zwenezwo
Proverb: muthu u kaṋa zwe a zwala