Explaining “Money earned by deceit, goes by deceit”

What does it mean?

This phrase suggests that money obtained through dishonest or deceitful means will often be lost just as easily and dishonestly.

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Origin

The phrase is a modern adaptation of the biblical proverb "Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it" (Proverbs 13:11), which conveys a similar moral about the transient nature of dishonestly gained wealth.