"he who digs a pit for others falls in himself" meaning in English

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        "Someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune."
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          "english": "is sometimes; proverb",
          "word": "the biter bitten"
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          "english": "He who digs a pit will fall into it",
          "word": "Ecclesiastes 10:8: ''"
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          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "man ḥafara ḥufratan liʔaḵīhi waqaʕa fīhā",
          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "مَنْ حَفَرَ حُفْرَةً لِأَخِيهِ وَقَعَ فِيهَا"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "kdo jinému jámu kopá, sám do ní padá"
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "den, der graver en grav for andre, falder selv i den"
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "joka toiselle kuoppaa kaivaa, hän itse siihen lankeaa"
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein"
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          "roman": "ópoios skávei to lákko tou allounoú, péftei o ídios mésa",
          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "aki másnak vermet ás, maga esik bele"
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "chi scava la fossa agli altri, vi cade dentro egli stesso"
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "incidit in foveam qui primus fecerat illam"
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "tāṉ kuḻicca kuḻiyil tāṉ tanne vīḻuṁ",
          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "താൻ കുഴിച്ച കുഴിയിൽ താൻ തന്നെ വീഴും"
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "ko drugome jamu kopa, sam u nju upada"
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
          "word": "den som gräver en grop åt andra, faller ofta själv däri"
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      "english": "is sometimes; proverb",
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      "english": "He who digs a pit will fall into it",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "man ḥafara ḥufratan liʔaḵīhi waqaʕa fīhā",
      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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    },
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      "roman": "tāṉ kuḻicca kuḻiyil tāṉ tanne vīḻuṁ",
      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
      "word": "താൻ കുഴിച്ച കുഴിയിൽ താൻ തന്നെ വീഴും"
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
      "word": "den som gräver en grop åt andra, faller ofta själv däri"
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      "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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