James and John were good friends. For many years, James has had complete trust in John.

　　At the beginning, James invited John to manage his housekeeping, and when he was serving as a governor, he invited John to assist him with his business. Because James trusted John completely, he kept nothing from him.

　　James did not realize how despicable John was until John usurped1 all his property, which James dared not disclose, considering that John had gotten told of his demerits. The depressed2 James came to the Cheng Huang Temple, having no alternative, to vent3 his anger, and accused John for his wrongdoing.

　　At night, James dreamed that Cheng Huang asked him why he trusted John so much he thought for a long time, and replied, "Because he can make everything go as I have wished." Cheng Huang said, "Such a man is the most dangerous! You do not fear him but like him, making you the best choice for him to deceive?"

　　甲和乙是好朋友多年以來(lái)，甲對(duì)乙一直很信任。

　　開始是請(qǐng)乙管理家務(wù)。當(dāng)甲官任巡撫時(shí)，又請(qǐng)乙協(xié)理公務(wù)，由于以對(duì)乙格外放心。

　　甲諸事都不提防。當(dāng)自己的全部家產(chǎn)都被乙侵吞時(shí)，甲發(fā)現(xiàn)乙是一個(gè)卑鄙的小人，考慮到自己有把柄被乙捏住，甲還不敢聲張，郁悶難申的甲為了發(fā)泄心中的怒氣，萬(wàn)般無(wú)奈的來(lái)到城隍廟，告了乙一狀。

　　晚上，甲夢(mèng)見(jiàn)城隍問(wèn)自己為什么如此信任乙，甲思索半天，回答說(shuō)。：“因?yàn)樗率露寄苋缥乙狻?rdquo;城隍說(shuō)：“這種人最可怕，你不怕他而喜歡他？他不騙你又能騙誰(shuí)呢？”