Give me a proverb and I will tell you its equivalent in a different language or culture

" arab proverb الركلة القوية دايما تجيك من الحمار لي دلعته"

"The strongest kick comes from the donkey you spoiled the most."

It is the same as "no good deed goes unpunished "

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HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

Τhis reminded me of one we have here. I gifted you a donkey but you looked at its teeth. It means you were ungrateful/ didn't appreciate or tried to find faults in something good I did for you.

One for you: Όποιος δεν θέλει να ζυμώσει, δέκα μέρες κοσκινίζει.
Translation is "Whoever doesn't want to knead, will be sieving for ten days". Context is about procrastination.

LookingForTheSummer · 31-35, M

@HannibalAteMeOut In my country, we have something like this, too:

You should not count the teeth of a horse that was gifted to you.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@HannibalAteMeOut We have: "don't check the teeth of a horse that was gifted to you."

Meaning you shouldn't complain about something you got for free.

Miram · 31-35, F

The greeks stole the horses and turned themto donkeys, that is why it is different like that @LookingForTheSummer @CrazyMusicLover

HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

@Miram we want to seem different