一位車夫趕著車沿著鄉間小道前行。突然，車輪陷進了深深的車轍裏，無法前進了。愚蠢的車夫頓時手足無措，隻能大聲呼喊，希望大力神可以來幫忙。大力神聽到他的呼救後，對他說： “你用肩膀用力頂著車輪，然後抽打馬匹前進就可以把車子拉出來了。你遇到困難，不是想解決的辦法，隻是祈求我有什麼用呢？ ”
求人不如求己。
A Carter was driving a wagon along a try lahe wheels sao a rut. The rustic driver，stupefied and aghast，stood looking at the wagon，and did nothing but utter loud cries to Here and help him. Hercules，it is said，appeared and thus addressed him: “Put your shoulders to the wheels，my man. Goad on your bulloever more pray to me for help，until you have doo help yourself，or depend upon it you will heh pray in vain.”
Self-help is the best help.