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The Hound and the Hare

A young Hound started a Hare, and, when he caught her up, would at one moment snap at her with his teeth as though he were about to kill her, while at another he would let go his hold and frisk about her, as if he were playing with another dog. At last the Hare said, "I wish you would show yourself in your true colors! If you are my friend, why do you bite me? If you are my enemy, why do you play with me?"

He is no friend who plays double.

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猟犬と野ウサギ

若い猟犬が野ウサギを追いかけ、ようやく追いつきました。猟犬は、いまにも殺さんばかりに牙を剥いて噛みつこうとしたかと思えば、急に力を抜いて、まるで仲間と遊んでいるかのようにウサギの周りで跳ね回ります。
たまりかねた野ウサギは言いました。
「お願いだから、はっきりしてちょうだい! もしあなたが友達なら、どうして私を噛むの? もしあなたが敵なら、どうして私と遊ぶの?」

二心を抱く
二枚舌を使う