A wild ass, seeing a tame ass in a sunny spot, went up to him and congratulated him on his fine condition and the good food he enjoyed. Later, however, he saw him carrying a load, with the driver following behind and beating him with a cudgel. “Well,” he said, “I no longer count you fortunate, for I see that your happiness comes at the cost of great suffering.” So gains that come with danger and hardship are not to be envied.
Ὄνος ἄγριος, ὄνον ἥμερον ἰδὼν ἔν τινι εὐηλίῳ τόπῳ, προσελθὼν ἐμακάριζεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῇ εὐεξίᾳ τοῦ σώματος καὶ τῇ τῆς τροφῆς ἀπολαύσει. Ὕστερον δὲ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀχθοφοροῦντα καὶ τὸν ὀνηλάτην ὄπισθεν ἑπόμενον καὶ ῥοπάλοις αὐτὸν παίοντα, ἔφη· ,,ἀλλʼ ἔγωγε οὐκέτι σε εὐδαιμονίζω· ὁρῶ γὰρ, ὅτι οὐκ ἄνευ κακῶν μεγάλων τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν ἔχεις.“
Οὕτω οὐκ ἔστι ζηλωτὰ τὰ μετὰ κινδύνων καὶ ταλαιπωριῶν προσγινόμενα κέρδη.
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