【16】人心不足蛇吞象。
——谚语 冯梦龙《警世通言》（明天启四年刻本）卷二十五

投票：外方评委 5人投票 ★ ，中方评委 4人投票 ●

1．A man whose avarice knows no bounds is like a snake which tries to swallow an elephant．

（张晓阳译） ★★●

2．Greedy is the snake which tries to swallow an elephant．

（田璐译） ★★★

3．Human greed is like a snake willfully trying to devour an elephant．

（铁冰译） ●●●

4．One is too greedy to be satisfied just like a snake trying to swallow an elephant．

（王毅译） ●●●

5．Man's greed is analogous to a snake swallowing an elephant．

（王昌玲译） ●●

6．Humans are never content with their lot，like the serpent bent on swallowing the elephant．

（王绍昌译） ●●

7．It's too ambitious for a snake to swallow an elephant．

（马金龙译） ★

8．A man whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow an elephant．

（任诚刚译） ★

9．Greedy people will be ruined by their own desires．

（马建军译） ★

10．A greedy man is like a hungry snake that fancies swallowing an elephant．

（冯雷译） ★ gtElEoGcNenBWIaF+IKiz1PpmY2jsbI4MOzYfW5ngfP8YC6xIhSwIT6kUsDA9pm0