In the end, good and evil always meet their due; the only question is whether retribution

In the end, good and evil always meet their due;

the only question is whether retribution comes early or late.

善恶到头终有报，

只盼来早与来迟。

~ Zengguang Xianwen (《增广贤文》, “Expanded Writings of Common Wisdom”), Ming–Qing era moral anthology, Part I (上集)