按愚人的蠢话回答愚人。

Answer a fool according to his folly.

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那个朋友也吃了一惊，并同意了愚人的看法。

This friend too was alarmed, and he agreed with the fool.

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第三个朋友也吃了一惊，同意了愚人的看法，并遗弃了他的朋友。

The third friend too was alarmed, and he agreed with the fool and deserted his friend.

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He says that he is a fool; I'm sorry, he tells this fable of the hawk and the nightingale, which illustrates really the doctrine of might over right.

他说自己是个愚人,抱歉,他讲了一个关于鹰和夜莺的寓言,它很好地阐释了,强权战胜正义这个信条

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