When the tree falls everyone runs to cut the branches.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Thrust not thy finger in a fool's mouth.Dutch
He who would gather roses must not fear thorns.
Dutch
All cocks must have a comb.
Dutch
An envious man waxes lean with the fatness of his neighbour.
Dutch
It's good to watch the rain from a dry standpoint.
Dutch
A wolf hankers after sheep even at his last gasp.
Dutch