Niin metsä vastaa kuin sinne huudetaan.The Forest Answers in the same way one shouts at it.
This proverb means that your deeds have their consequences and the English equivalent would be “What goes around comes around”.
“Sitä niittää, mitä kylvää” comes from Bible: “You reap what you sow.” Other proverbs with the same meaning are
“siten makaa miten petaa” “you sleap the way you make your bed
“sitä saa mitä tilaa” “you get what you order”.
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