culpam poena premit comes
Latin
editEtymology
editLiterally "Punishment pursues fault as a comrade."
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) 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
edit- Punishment follows closely behind crime's heels; crime doesn't pay.