English Original
A man from the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of shoes. He measured his foot and placed the measurement on a chair. When he left for the market, he forgot to bring it with him. Only after finding a pair he liked did he remember.
"I forgot the measurement," he said.
He returned home to fetch it, but by the time he came back, the market had closed, and he failed to get the shoes.
"Why didn't you just try the shoes on with your own feet?" someone asked him.
"I would rather trust the measurement than trust myself," he replied.
中文翻译
郑国有个人想买一双鞋。他量好了自己的脚，把尺码放在椅子上。动身去集市时，他却忘了带上它。直到挑中了一双鞋，他才想起来。
他说：“我忘记带尺码了。”
他回家去取尺码，但等他返回时，集市已经散了，他最终没能买到鞋。
有人问他：“你为什么不用自己的脚去试鞋呢？”
他回答说：“我宁愿相信尺码，也不相信自己的脚。”