A cat heard that the hens on a certain farm were ill, so he disguised himself as a doctor, gathered the tools of the trade, and went to visit them. Standing outside the farmhouse, he asked how they were feeling. “Quite well,” they replied, “provided you go away.” So too, wicked people cannot deceive the wise, however convincingly they pretend to be good.
Αἴλουρος ἀκούσας ὅτι ἔν τινι ἐπαύλει ὄρνιθες νοσοῦσι, σχηματίσας ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἰατρὸν, καὶ τὰ τῆς ἐπιστήμης πρόσφορα ἀναλαβὼν ἐργαλεῖα, παρεγένετο, καὶ στὰς πρὸ τῆς ἐπαύλεως, ἐπυνθάνετο αὐτῶν πῶς ἔχοιεν· αἱ δὲ ὑποτυχοῦσαι ,,καλῶς,“ ἔφασαν, „ἐὰν σὺ ἐντεῦθεν ἀπαλλαγῇς.“
Οὕτω καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἱ πονηροὶ τοὺς φρονίμους οὐ λανθάνουσι, κἄν τὰ μάλιστα χρηστότητα ὑποκρίνωνται.
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