a gnat came and said to a lion, "i do not in the least fear you, nor are you stronger than i am. for in what does your strength consist? you can scratch with your claws and bite with your teeth an a woman in her quarrels. i repeat that i am altogether more powerful than you; and if you doubt it, let us fight and see who will conquer." the gnat, having sounded his horn, fastened himself upon the lion and stung him on the nostrils and the parts of the face devoid of hair. while trying to crush him, the lion tore himself with his claws, until he punished himself severely. the gnat thus prevailed over the lion, and, buzzing about in a song of triumph, flew away. but shortly afterwards he became entangled in the meshes of a cobweb and was eaten by a spider. he greatly lamented his fate, saying, "woe is me! that i, who can wage war successfully with the hugest beasts, should perish myself from this spider, the most inconsiderable of insects!"

一只蚊子飞到狮子面前，用挑衅的口气说:“我根本不怕你，我比你厉害！你不妨想想看，你有什么本领呢？用你锋利的爪子抓，用牙齿咬？只有那些没有素养的妇女在和别人争吵中才会那么做。【浏览屋】我再说一遍:我比你厉害！要不，咱们就比试一下？”说完，蚊子就飞到狮子脸上，咬了他一口。狮子马上用爪子开始在自己脸上乱抓，直到筋疲力尽，也没有抓住蚊子，反而自己受了重伤。得意扬扬的蚊子高唱着凯歌飞走了。可是，被胜利冲昏头脑的蚊子没有注意到自己身后的蜘蛛，不久之后就沦为蜘蛛的盘中餐了。临死前的蚊子无可奈何地悲叹道:“我是多么可悲啊！刚战胜了最强大的对手，却败给了微不足道的蜘蛛。”

不管你如何吹嘘你自己，总有被揭露的那一天。