能不能帮我用英语翻译下这句话？

If you tell a lie, you need more lies to make up it.

参考：
if you tell a lie， you may need more such lies to patch it up.

e.g: 圆谎
patch up a lie

once you lied, you have to tell more lies to cover it.

Once lying,you will need to tell more lies to patch it up.

If you told a lie, then you must tell more lies to cover it up.