A man carved a wooden statue of the god Hermes and carried it to the market to offer it for sale. But no buyer came along. So the man took it into his head to attract a buyer by crying out that he was selling a god who would provide both goods and profits. A passer-by heard this and said to him:
有人雕了一座赫爾墨斯神的木像，拿到市場(chǎng)上兜售。由于找不到買主，那人為招攬顧客，靈機(jī)一動(dòng)，便大聲吆喝起來，說他賣的神像能招財(cái)進(jìn)寶。一個(gè)過路人聽到了吆喝聲，對(duì)他說道：
‘Ha! Well, friend, if he is so beneficent, why are you selling him instead of making use of his help yourself?’
“哈！我的朋友，這神要是像你說的那樣靈驗(yàn)，何不留著自個(gè)兒享用他給你的好處，偏偏要把他賣了呢？”
The merchant replied:
賣神像的人回答說：
‘Oh, it isn’t that. It’s just that I need ready cash and the god is never in a hurry to render his services.’
“唉，我這么做也是迫于無奈。我要的是馬上到手的現(xiàn)錢，而神總是慢騰騰地給人帶來財(cái)運(yùn)。”
This fable relates to base, self-seeking men who are not sustained by the gods.
這則寓言適用于追逐私利之徒，此類人往往為神祗所棄。
有人雕了一座赫爾墨斯神的木像，拿到市場(chǎng)上兜售。由于找不到買主，那人為招攬顧客，靈機(jī)一動(dòng)，便大聲吆喝起來，說他賣的神像能招財(cái)進(jìn)寶。一個(gè)過路人聽到了吆喝聲，對(duì)他說道：
‘Ha! Well, friend, if he is so beneficent, why are you selling him instead of making use of his help yourself?’
“哈！我的朋友，這神要是像你說的那樣靈驗(yàn)，何不留著自個(gè)兒享用他給你的好處，偏偏要把他賣了呢？”
The merchant replied:
賣神像的人回答說：
‘Oh, it isn’t that. It’s just that I need ready cash and the god is never in a hurry to render his services.’
“唉，我這么做也是迫于無奈。我要的是馬上到手的現(xiàn)錢，而神總是慢騰騰地給人帶來財(cái)運(yùn)。”
This fable relates to base, self-seeking men who are not sustained by the gods.
這則寓言適用于追逐私利之徒，此類人往往為神祗所棄。