A Swindler
A man was sick, so sick that he swore to the gods that if the gods would let him recover, he would give a hundred oxen to the gods. The gods wanted to see if he could keep his promise, and soon restored him to health. As a matter of fact, he had no oxen at all, so he made a hundred calves of fat and laid them on the altar, saying, "Witness, O God, that I have kept my oath." The gods decided to teach him a lesson and sent him into a dream in which he was sent to the sea where he could receive a hundred pieces of silver. The next day, he ran happily to the seaside, but fell into the hands of a band of robbers. The robbers seized him, carried him away, and sold him as a slave for exactly one hundred talers.
Those who don't keep their word will be punished.
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骗子
有个人生病了,病得非常严重,于是他向神灵发誓,如果神灵能让他康复,他愿意献出一百头牛给神灵。神灵想看看他能否遵守承诺,便很快让他恢复了健康。事实上,他一头牛也没有,于是他用油脂做了一百头小牛供放在祭坛上,同时说道:“神灵啊,请你见证,我已履行了誓言。” 神灵决定教训一下他,就让他做了一个梦,他梦见自己被派去海边,那里可以领取一百个银币。第二天,他兴高采烈地跑到海边,却落入一群强盗手中。强盗抓住了他,把他带走当奴隶卖了,卖的价格正好是一百个银币。
不讲信用的人必会受到惩罚。 |
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