If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Proverbs 9:12 KJV
New International Version
If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
Proverbs 9:12 NIV
- Sic semper tyrannis (Wikipedia)
Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning “thus always to tyrants”. In contemporary parlance, it means tyrannical leaders will inevitably be overthrown. The phrase also suggests that bad but justified outcomes should, or eventually will, befall tyrants. It is the state motto of Virginia.