Wú píng, bù bēi; wú wǎng, bù fù.

無平不陂, 無往不復。

Lit [Just as] there are no [flat] plains without slopes [i.e., ups and downs], [so] there is no “to” without a “fro.”

Fig One is bound to suffer revenge if one does evil. “What goes around, comes around.”

Note [See also yī rén yī zāo below.]

Topics ACTION EVIL RECOMPENSE RETURNING REVENGE