《古代寓言·坯墙》（中英对照）

宋有富人，大雨坏墙。

其子曰：“不筑，必将有盗。”

其邻人之父亦云。

暮而果大亡其财。

其家甚智其子，而疑邻从之父。

The Crumbling Wall

There was once a rich man in the state of Song. After a downpour of rain his wall began to crumble.

“If you don’t mend that wall,” warned his son, “a thief will get in.”

An old neighbor gave the same advice.

That night, indeed, a great deal of money was stolen.

That night, indeed, a great deal of money was stolen. Then the rich man commended his son’s intelligence, but suspected his old neighbor of being the thief.

Han Fei Zi