Eventually, the cheater gets caught, and the later he/she gets caught, the worse the consequences.

最后，骗子被抓住了，越晚逮住骗子，后果就越严重。

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Cheating destroys self-respect and integrity, leaving the cheater ashamed, guilty, and afraid of getting caught.

欺骗损害了自尊和正直，让欺骗者感到羞耻、内疚、并且害怕被揭穿吧。

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Cheating undermines confidence and independence: the cheater is a fraud, and knows that without dishonesty, he/she would have failed.

欺骗会破坏信心和独立性：行骗者是骗子，他/她知道如果不去欺骗，他/她就会失败。

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Indeed, so vicious that it is often impossible to simply punish the cheater him or herself.

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So, a potential cheater might even be willing to risk his or her own life, if the cheater believes it could bring reward to their progeny.

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They cheated the cheater.

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