culpam poena premit comes
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "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.