THE HARES waged war with the Eagles, and called upon the Foxes to help them. —
兔子们与鹰展开了战争，并请求狐狸前来帮助他们。 —

They replied, “We would willingly have helped you, if we had not known who you were, and with whom you were fighting.”
狐狸们回答道：“如果我们不知道你们是谁，以及与谁作战，我们很愿意帮助你们。”

Count the cost before you commit yourselves.
在承诺之前要衡量好代价。