He quotes a kind of a fable.

他引用了一段类似寓言的东西
He says that he is a fool;

他说自己是个愚人
I'm sorry, he tells this fable of the hawk and the nightingale,

抱歉他讲了一个关于鹰和夜莺的寓言
which illustrates really the

它很好地阐释了
doctrine of might over right.

强权战胜正义这个信条
The hawk says he is a fool who

鹰说我是一个愚蠢的
tries to match his strength with the stronger.

妄图与强权较量的傻子
He will lose the battle

理所当然它会失败
and with the shame will be hurt also.

同时也会输掉颜面
So, don't try to fight against stronger people is what he said.

所以他说不要妄图与强权争斗
Hesiod says that this is the wrong doctrine.

赫西奥德说这是错误的信条
It is better, he says, to go by the path leading to justice.

他说更好的方式是走正义之路