a wizard, sitting in the marketplace, was telling the fortunes of the passers-by when a person ran up in great haste, and announced to him that the doors of his house had been broken open and that all his goods were being stolen. he sighed heavily and hastened away as fast as he could run. a neighbor saw him running and said, "oh! you fellow there! you say you can foretell the fortunes of others; how is it you did not foresee your own? "

一个男巫坐在集市上，声称自己可以预知任何一个路人的未来。【【快穿】病娇修罗场警告】这时，一个人急急忙忙地跑过来对他说:“你家的门被破坏了，家里所有的东西也全被偷走了。”一听到这个消息，男巫再也坐不住了，马上就往家里赶。他的邻居看到他急匆匆地回来，就对他说:“哦，你在这呢！你不是说自己可以预言别人的命运吗？怎么反而不知道自己的未来呢？”

这则寓言针对那些自己生活一团糟，却喜欢关心别人事情的人。