人ひと我われに辛つらければ我われまた人ひとに辛つらし

expression

treat others as they treat you; an eye for an eye

Proverb meaning that if someone is harsh to you, you will be harsh in return. It expresses a reciprocal, tit-for-tat attitude. The phrasing is classical and literary.

• 「ひとわれにつらければわれまたひとにつらし」という考かんがえ方かたは、恨うらみの連れん鎖さを生うむこともある。

  The idea of 'treat others as they treat you' can sometimes create a chain of resentment.