有一個人用木頭做成了一尊赫耳墨斯的雕像，拿到集市上去賣。可是，他等了好久也沒有看到一個要買雕像的人。為了吸引行人的注意，這個人就大聲喊道： “我的雕像可以幫助買家積聚財富！ ”其中一位路人對他說： “嘿，朋友！既然你的雕像這麼神奇，你自己為什麼不留著反而要賣掉呢？ ”那人回答： “我希望馬上就會有收益，可是神像賜予的財富來得太慢了。 ”
撒謊的人還要考慮如何去圓謊。
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