a fowler caught a partridge and was about to kill it. the partridge earnestly begged hipense for your mercy to me."the fowler replied, "i shall now with less scruple take your life, because you are willing to save it at the cost of betraying your friends and relations."

一个捕鸟人抓到一只鹌鹑，想要把他杀掉。鹌鹑苦苦哀求道:“主人，你就饶了我吧。作为回报，我会帮您捕到更多的鹌鹑。”捕鸟人回答说:“听了你的话，我可以毫无顾忌地取你的性命了，因为你不惜以同伴和朋友的性命来换取自己的自由。”

背叛者是整个社会的蛀虫。