Prevod

A farmer, while digging trenches in his vineyard, lost his mattock and began asking whether one of the farmhands there had stolen it. They all denied it, and, not knowing what else to do, he took them all into town to make them swear an oath. For people suppose that the simple-minded gods live in the country, while those within the city walls are the true gods and see everything. As they entered the gates, they set down their bags and washed their feet at a fountain. Just then a herald proclaimed a reward of a thousand coins for information about sacred objects stolen from the god’s temple. Hearing this, the farmer said, “What a wasted journey! How could a god know who stole from anyone else when he cannot even identify his own thieves, but offers a reward to find out whether any mortal knows?” One should distrust those who promise what is beyond their power.