一個牧人在海岸邊放羊，他望著風平浪靜的大海，就心血來潮想要出海經商。他用賣掉羊群的錢買了一批酸棗裝到船上，就起航了。誰知途中暴風雨突然來襲，船隻隨時都有沉沒的危險，牧人隻好把所有貨物都拋入大海。費了九牛二虎之力，他才死裏逃生，回到岸上。不久之後的一天，他看到一個人站在岸邊對著平靜的大海讚歎不已，就打斷那個人的話說道： “老兄，看樣子，大海又想吃棗了，所以才會這麼平靜！ ”
吃一塹，長一智。
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