What is the meaning of [He that sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind]

“Trouble once started can spark off a chain reaction, often resulting in a great trouble out of control.”, Source for meaning,Paczolay, Gyula (1997). “103”. European proverbs, in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 459. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.