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Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “whose bread one eats, their word one speaks”. Compare German wes Brot ich ess, des Lied ich sing.
Proverb
wiens brood men eet, diens woord men spreekt
- people tend to side with whoever pays them; people put personal needs or advantages above convictions; partially equivalent to who pays the piper calls the tune