Chapter 110
After a jar of honey was knocked over in a kitchen, the flies were attracted by its sweet smell and began eating the honey. Indeed, they swarmed all over it and did not budge from the spot until they had devoured every drop. However, their feet had become so clogged that they could not fly away, no matter how much they tried. Stymied by their own voracious appetites, they cried out, “What foolish creatures we are! We’ve thrown away our lives just for the sake of a little pleasure.”
Lose self-control and you may lose your life.
