-A poor simple boy of Lacedaemon having stolen a fox (for they more fear the shame of stupidity in stealing than we do the punishment of the knavery), and having got it under his coat, rather endured the tearing out of his bowels than he would discover his theft.
lur zolan etzatea, begien lehertzea, ontasunen errekara botatzea, minaren bilatzea (haiek, bizi honetako oinazeaz, beste bateko dohatasunaren erdiesteko; hauek, mailarik beherenean beren burua kokatuz, erorketa berri batetik begiratzeko), gehiegizko bertute baten ekintza da.