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/, [ˈkʊɫ̪pä̃ˑ ˈpoe̯nä ˈprɛmɪt̪ ˈkɔmɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkul.pam ˈpe.na ˈpre.mit ˈko.mes/, [ˈkulpäm ˈpɛːnä ˈprɛːmit̪ ˈkɔːmes]

Proverb

culpam poena premit comes

1. Punishment follows closely behind crime's heels; crime doesn't pay.