If a snipe and a clam are locked in fight,it is only to the advantage of the fisherman.As neither the snipe nor the mussel would give way in fighting,a fisherman came and caught them both.If two parties fight,a third party will benefit.Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs away with it.When the snipe and the clam grapple,it is the fisherman who profits.While an oyster and a kingfisher were engaged in a bitter tussle,a fisherman came along and carried them both off.
Related Translations:
鹬蚌相争: a snipe and a clam locked in combatstruggle between snipe and clamyu bang xiang zheng
鹬蚌相争渔翁得利: if two parties fight a third party will benefit
