English Original
A young hound started a hare. When he caught her, he would at one moment snap at her as if to kill her, and at another let go and frisk about her, as if playing with another dog.
At last the Hare said, "I wish you would show yourself in your true colours! If you are my friend, why do you bite me? If you are my enemy, why do you play with me?"
He is no friend who plays double.
中文翻译
一只年轻的猎犬惊起了一只野兔。当他追上她时，他一会儿龇牙咧嘴地扑咬，仿佛要置她于死地；一会儿又松开她，在她身边蹦跳嬉戏，仿佛在和另一只狗玩耍。
最后，野兔说道：“我希望你能露出你的真面目！如果你是朋友，为何咬我？如果你是敌人，为何与我嬉戏？”
两面三刀者，绝非真朋友。