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chien hargneux a toujours l'oreille déchirée

/ʃjɛ̃ aʁ.ɲø a tu.ʒuʁ l‿ɔ.ʁɛj de.ʃi.ʁe/

proverb/ʃjɛ̃ aʁ.ɲø a tu.ʒuʁ l‿ɔ.ʁɛj de.ʃi.ʁe/

an aggressive person will inevitably get themselves hurt

From the fable Le Chien à qui on a coupé les oreilles by Jean de La Fontaine. Literally, “a rabid dog always has the ear torn”.