Jiǎo shàng de pào, zìjǐ zǒu de; shēnshang de chuāng, zìjǐ rě de.

腳上的泡自己走的, 身上的瘡自己惹的。

Lit Blisters raised on [one's] feet [are due to one's] own walking, [and] boils growing on [one's] body [are of one's] own doing.

Fig The cause of the problem lies with oneself. “As one makes one's bed, so one must lie in it.”

Topics CAUSE PROBLEMS SELF