he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
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he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
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Someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune.
Similar: the biter bitten
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proverb he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself
| Deutsch | wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein |
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| Italiano | chi scava la fossa agli altri, vi cade dentro egli stesso |
| Ελληνικά | όποιος σκάβει το λάκκο του αλλουνού, πέφτει ο ίδιος μέσα ópoios skávei to lákko tou allounoú, péftei o ídios mésa |
| Русский | не рой друго́му яму - сам в неё попадёшь ne roj drugómu jamu - sam v nejó popadjóšʹ |
| العربية | مَنْ حَفَرَ حُفْرَةً لِأَخِيهِ وَقَعَ فِيهَا man ḥafara ḥufratan liʔaḵīhi waqaʕa fīhā |
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