人ひとを呪のろわば穴あな二ふたつ

expression

curses come home to roost; if you curse someone, dig two graves

Proverb warning that wishing harm on others will bring harm upon oneself. The literal image is that if you curse someone, you must dig two graves: one for the target and one for yourself.

• 「人ひとを呪のろわば穴あな二ふたつ」ということわざがあるように、他た人にんを恨うらむと自じ分ぶんにも悪わるいことが返かえってくる。

  As the proverb says, 'If you curse someone, dig two graves' — holding a grudge against others brings misfortune back to yourself.