As a man sows, so shall he reap.
- As a man sows, so shall he reap.
As you sow, so shall you reap. & As a man sows, so shall he reap.
Prov. Things will happen to you good or bad, according to how you behave. (Biblical.) •
You should stop being so cruel to other people. As you sow, so shall you reap.
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Fred built an immense fortune by swindling others, but lost it all when someone swindled him. As a man sows, so shall he reap.
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