一次，跳蚤蹦到大力士的腿上，狠狠地咬了他一口。氣急敗壞的大力士向大力神赫爾克勒斯求助。當跳蚤咬了他第二口的時候，忍無可忍的大力士抱怨道： “嗨，赫爾克勒斯，既然現在你不幫助我打敗跳蚤，那麼到時候我又怎麼指望你在戰鬥中幫我打敗對手呢？ ”
我們總是因為一些雞毛蒜皮的事情來求助天神，而且認為得到幫助是理所當然的。
A Flea settled upo of a Wrestler and bit him，g the man to call loudly upon Hercules for help. When the Flea a see hopped upon his foot，he groaned and said，“O Hercules! If you will not help me against a Flea，hoe for your assista greater antagonists?”
We petition gods for miake offence if such petitiranted.