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Quem com ferro fere, com ferro será ferido

/ˈkɐ̃j̃ kõ ˈfɛʁu ˈfɛɾɨ kõ ˈfɛʁu sɨˈɾa fɨˈɾidu/

He who lives by the sword dies by the sword

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Talvez, quem com ferro fere, com ferro será ferido.

Perhaps he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.

Ficar com o pé atrásBe waryÁgua mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que furaConstant dripping wears away the stoneMais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois a voarBetter a bird in the hand than two in the bush