A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him. —
一名被狗咬伤的男人四处寻找可以治疗他的人。 —

A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you. —
一位朋友遇见他并了解到他的需求后说：“如果你想痊愈，拿一块面包蘸上你伤口的血，然后去把它给咬你的那只狗吃。 —

” The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, “Why? —
被咬伤的男人嘲笑着说：“为什么呢？ —

If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me.”
如果我这样做，就好像我要求每只镇上的狗都咬伤我一样。”

Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
给邪恶者施与恩惠只会增加他们伤害你的能力。