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curses, like chickens, come home to roost
Definition:  the consequences of doing wrong always catch up with the wrongdoer
Usage:  the government can betray its citizens for some time, but in the end, chickens will come home to roost
SEPEDI
Translation:  mahlapa, bjale ka dikgogo, a tla gae go khutša
Proverb: le ge o ka e buela leopeng magokobu a a go bona
XITSONGA
Translation:  mindzhukano, ku fana na tihuku, yi vuyela eka n’wini
Proverb: hambi wo yi dlayela ebakweni, makoti ma ta yi vona
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  masamba, sa khuhu, a vhuya hayani u dzula
Proverb: naho wa i viela bakoni, mahunguvhu a ḓo i vhona