culpam poena premit comes

== Latin == === Etymology === Literally "Punishment pursues fault as a comrade." === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʊɫ.pãː ˈpoe̯.na ˈprɛ.mɪt ˈkɔ.mɛs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkul.pam ˈpɛː.na ˈprɛː.mit ˈkɔː.mes] === Proverb === culpam poena premit comes Punishment follows closely behind crime's heels; crime doesn't pay.