A raven caught in a trap prayed to Apollo, promising to burn frankincense in his honor. But once freed from danger, he forgot his promise. Caught again in another trap, he passed over Apollo and promised to offer a sacrifice to Hermes. But Hermes said to him, “You wretch, how can I trust you, when you disowned and wronged your former lord?” Those who prove ungrateful to their benefactors will find no help when trouble overtakes them.
Κόραξ ὑπὸ παγίδος κρατηθεὶς, ηὔξατο τῷ Ἀπόλλωνι, λιβανωτὸν ἐπιθύσειν ὑπισχνῶν. Σωθεὶς δʼ ἐκ τοῦ κινδύνου, τῆς ὑποσχέσεως ἐπελάθετο. Πάλιν δὲ ὑφʼ ἑτέρας κρατηθεὶς παγίδος, ἀφεὶς τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα, τῷ Ἑρμῇ ὑπέσχετο θῦσαι. Ὁ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἔφη· „ὦ κάκιστε, πῶς σοι πιστεύσω, ὃς τὸν πρότερον δεσπότην ἤρνησας καὶ ἠδίκησας;“
Ὅτι οἱ πρὸς τοὺς εὐεργετοῦντας ἀγνώμονες γενόμενοι, ἐν περιστάσει ἐμπεσόντες, οὐχ ἕξουσι βοήθειαν.
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