"itselleen porsas kiusaa tekee, kun kaukalonsa kaataa" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Finnish]

Forms: itselleen sika kiusaa tekee, kun kaukalonsa kaataa [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=itselleen porsas kiusaa tekee, kun kaukalonsa kaataa}} itselleen porsas kiusaa tekee, kun kaukalonsa kaataa
  1. a person who sets out to do something out of spite often ends up hurting themselves more than the one they are trying to hurt Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-itselleen_porsas_kiusaa_tekee,_kun_kaukalonsa_kaataa-fi-proverb-0dMbR-mT Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "word": "itselleen porsas kiusaa tekee, kun kaukalonsa kaataa"
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        "a person who sets out to do something out of spite often ends up hurting themselves more than the one they are trying to hurt"
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  "word": "itselleen porsas kiusaa tekee, kun kaukalonsa kaataa"
}

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