The worse the dun, the worst the paymaster.
More German Proverbs:
Promises don't fill the belly.German
Nurenberg wit and a skilful hand, will find their way through every land.
German
He who makes a mouse of himself, will be eaten by the cats.
German
What goes around, comes around.
German
Prudent pauses forward business.
German
It is not till the cow has lost her tail, that she discovers its value.
German