kleine Sünden bestraft der liebe Gott sofort

German

Etymology

Literally: “Minor sins are punished by God right away.”

Proverb

kleine Sünden bestraft der liebe Gott sofort

  1. Said when someone does or says something rude, or something one does not like, and that person experiences a mishap shortly after. Comparable to the English phrase instant karma.
    Er hat geschimpft und sich aufgeregt und hörte nicht auf, bis er sich dann auf einmal verschluckt hat und anfing, laut zu husten. Da dachte ich mir: „Kleine Sünden bestraft der liebe Gott sofort.
    He was railing and got worked up and wouldn’t stop, until suddenly he choked [on his drink] and started coughing loudly. That’s when I thought: “Instant karma.
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