Tak dlouho se chodí se džbánem pro vodu, až se ucho utrhne.
“The jug goes to the well for water so many times that the handle finally breaks off.”
Repeated wrongdoing or risk-taking eventually catches up with the one who keeps testing their luck.
— Traditional Czechia Wisdom, Czechia
Source: Traditional Czechia proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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