伊索寓言：赫耳墨斯神像與木匠

　　The Image of Mercury and the Carpenter

　　A VERY POOR MAN, a Carpenter by trade, had a wooden image of Mercury, before which he made offerings day by day, and begged the idol to make him rich, but in spite of his entreaties he became poorer and poorer. At last, being very angry, he took his image down from its pedestal and dashed it against the wall. When its head was knocked off, out came a stream of gold, which the Carpenter quickly picked up and said, "Well, I think thou art altogether contradictory and unreasonable; for when I paid you honor, I reaped no benefits: but now that I maltreat you I am loaded with an abundance of riches."

　　赫耳墨斯神像與木匠

　　一個很貧窮的木匠供奉著一個木雕的財神赫耳墨斯神像，請求發財。盡管他不斷的祈求，日子卻愈來愈窮。最后，一氣之下他將神像從祭臺上拿下來朝墻頭摔去。神像的頭被摔斷下來，一道金泉一涌而出，木匠連忙拾起神像，并說：「我想你簡直是無理得使我無所適從。尊敬你，供奉你，卻得不到好處；對你不好，倒使我發了橫財。」

　　這個故事帶出的啟示就是：有些人敬酒不吃吃罰酒，對這樣的人只有

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