boontje komt om zijn loontje

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== Dutch == === Etymology === Literally, “little bean receives its wages”. From a short morality tale told in the Klucht van Oene by Jan Vos, in which a bean laughs so hard at the misfortune of its companions that its belly ruptures. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboːn.tjə kɔmt ɔm zɛi̯n loːn.tjə/ === Proverb === boontje komt om zijn loontje he that mischief hatches, mischief catches