English Original
Once there was a fool who was bald.
A man came along and hit the fool's head with pears several times. Although the blows caused the fool's head to bleed, he quietly endured them and made no attempt to protect himself or run away.
A witness asked, "Why didn't you run away? You stood still and let him hit you until your head bled."
The fool replied, "That man is swollen with his own strength but lacks wisdom. Seeing my bald head, he mistook it for a rock and hit it with pears. Bruising my head was the only result."
The other man pointed out, "You call him a fool, but you are the fool. If you weren't so foolish, you wouldn't have been hit, gotten your head bruised, and still not run away."
中文翻译
从前有一个愚人，他是个秃头。
有一个人走过来，用梨子打他的头，打了好几下。尽管这几下打得他头破血流，这个愚人却默默忍受，既不试图保护自己，也不逃跑。
一个旁观者问道：“你为什么不跑开呢？你一动不动地站着让他打，直到头破血流。”
愚人回答说：“那个人仗着自己力气大而傲慢自大，实则毫无智慧。他看见我的秃头，误以为是一块石头，就用梨子来打。结果不过是把我的头给打伤了。”
旁人指出：“你说他愚蠢，但你才是那个愚人。如果你不那么愚蠢，就不会被他打，不会头破血流，还不知躲开。”