A Wolf charged a Fox with theft, which he denied, and the case was brought before an Ape to be tried. When he had heard the evidence on both sides, the Ape gave judgment as follows: “I do not think,” he said, “that you, O Wolf, ever lost what you claim; but all the same I believe that you, Fox, are guilty of the theft, in spite of all your denials.”
The dishonest get no credit, even if they act honestly.
有一只狼指控狐狸是小偷，狐狸否认，案件被送呈到了猿那里去裁决。猿听完了双方的证词之后，给出了如下裁决：“狼，我并不认为你损失了你声称损失的东西。同样，我也坚信，狐狸，你的确犯了偷窃的罪行，尽管你们全都不承认。”
训诫：不诚实的人即便表现得很诚实，也不会有人相信。