The threatener sometimes gets a beating.
More French Proverbs:
When the child is christened you will have godfathers enough.French
Eat bread at pleasure, drink wine by measure.
French
When the furze is in bloom, my love's in tune.
French
I know on which side my bread is buttered.
French
We know the true worth of a thing when we have lost it.
French
A full belly counsels well.
French