A MAN had a Wife who made herself hated by all the members of his household. —
一个男人有一个自己讨厌的妻子，使得他家里的所有成员也讨厌她。 —

Wishing to find out if she had the same effect on the persons in her father’s house, he made some excuse to send her home on a visit to her father. —
为了弄清楚她在父亲家里是否也产生同样的效果，他找了个借口让她回家拜访一下她的父亲。 —

After a short time she returned, and when he inquired how she had got on and how the servants had treated her, she replied, “The herdsmen and shepherds cast on me looks of aversion. —
没过多久她就回来了，当他询问她在那里待得如何以及仆人们如何对待她时，她回答道，“牧人和牧羊人对我投以厌恶的目光。” —

” He said, “O Wife, if you were disliked by those who go out early in the morning with their flocks and return late in the evening, what must have been felt towards you by those with whom you passed the whole day!”
他说：“噢，妻子，如果那些清晨带着群羊出门，晚上才回来的人们都不喜欢你，那么那些与你整天相处的人们又会对你有何感觉！”

Straws show how the wind blows.
麦秆能显风向。