咎由自取只会让人身不由己
[jiù yóu zì qŭ zhĭ huì ràng rén shēn bù yóu jĭ]
This means ‘reaping what you sow will only make oneself helpless’. It highlights self-inflicted troubles that leave a person constrained, regretful actions which now bind one’s freedom or ability to control life events easily.