A HOUND having started a Hare on the hillside pursued her for
some distance, at one time biting her with his teeth as if he
would take her life, and at another fawning2 upon her, as if in
play with another dog. The Hare said to him, "I wish you would
act sincerely by me, and show yourself in your true colors. If
you are a friend, why do you bite me so hard? If an enemy, why do
you fawn1 on me?'
No one can be a friend if you know not whether to trust or
distrust him. 一只在山坡上开始放野兔的猎犬追赶了她一段距离,一度用牙齿咬她,仿佛要夺走她的生命,而另一只猎犬则追赶她,仿佛在和另一只狗玩耍。野兔对他说:“我希望你能真诚地对待我,展现自己的本色。如果你是朋友,为什么这么狠咬我?如果是敌人,为什么对我这么做?'如果你不知道是信任还是不信任他,没有人能成为朋友。