Be careful what you wish for.
蜜蜂和朱庇特
The Bee and Jupiter
蜂王把最甜美的蜂蜜献给了朱庇特。朱庇特许诺会答应她所有的请求，于是蜂王就恳求朱庇特能够赐予她武器——毒刺，来惩罚那些强夺他们蜂蜜的人类。朱庇特左右为难了，一方面他要保护人类，一方面他又要遵守和蜂王的约定。思考再三之后，朱庇特对蜂王说：“我可以答应你的请求，但是那会威胁到你们的生命。将来，你们使用毒刺的时候也是你们失去生命的时候。”
不怀好意，自食恶果。
A Bee from Mount Hymettus，the queen of the hive，ascended to Olympus to present Jupiter some honey fresh from her combs. Jupiter，delighted with the offering of honey，promised to give whatever she should ask. She therefore besought him，saying，“Give me，I pray thee，a sting，that if any mortal shall approach to take my honey，I may kill him.” Jupiter was much displeased，for he loved the race of man，but could not refuse the request because of his promise. He thus answered the Bee，“You shall have your request，but it will be at the peril of your own life. For if you use your sting，it shall remain in the wound you make，and then you will die from the loss of it.”