Cum sancto sanctus eris, cum perverso perverteris is a wise proverb. It means roughly - with the holy man you will be holy, with the wicked man you will be wicked. Thanks to Laura Gibbs, on whose Bestiaria Latina Blog I found this proverb. Laura attributes it to Polydorus, however a quick search on Google shows that it comes from 2 Samuel, chapter 22, verses 26 and 27, which in the Latin Vulgate reads:
26.
cum sancto sanctus eris et cum robusto perfectus
27.
cum electo electus eris et cum perverso perverteris
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