| 释义 |
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 | qiè gōu zhě zhū, qiè guó zhě hóu | To steal a hook one gets death penalty but to usurp the country one may be rewarded a rank of peer. (literal) • Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. • Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape. [源] 庄子·胠箧：“彼窃钩者诛，窃国者为诸侯。” |