culpam poena premit comes
Latin
Etymology
Literally "Punishment pursues fault as a comrade."
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkul.pam ˈpoe̯.na ˈpre.mit ˈko.mes/, [ˈkʊɫ.pã ˈpoe̯.na ˈprɛ.mɪt ˈkɔ.mɛs]
Proverb
culpam poena premit comes
- Punishment follows closely behind crime's heels; crime doesn't pay.