AN ASS, being driven along a high road, suddenly started off and bolted to the brink of a deep precipice. While he was in the act of throwing himself over, his owner seized him by the tail, endeavoring to pull him back. When the Ass persisted in his effort, the man let him go and said, “Conquer, but conquer to your cost.”
街道を追われて歩いていたロバが、突然かけ出して、深いがけのふちまで突っ走った。ロバがまさに身を投げようとしたとき、持ち主がしっぽをつかんで引き戻そうとした。それでもロバがなおも飛びこもうとするので、男は手を放して言った。「勝つがいい。ただし、勝って痛い目を見るがいい。」
