So to punish them both, Jupiter granted that each might have whatever he wished for himself, but only on condition that his neighbour had twice as much.
为了惩罚他们，朱庇特答应了他们的请求，唯一的条件是，无论他们要求得到什么，他的邻居都可得到他的两倍。
Two neighbours came before Jupiter and prayed him to grant their hearts' desire.
两个邻居来到朱庇特面前，祈求他满足他们内心的渴望。
Now the one was full of avarice, and the other eaten up with envy.
现在其中一个贪婪成性，另一个嫉妒世上所有人。
The Avaricious man prayed to have a room full of gold. No sooner said than done; but all his joy was turned to grief when he found that his neighbour had two rooms full of the precious metal.
贪婪的人求神赐给他满满一屋子黄金，神马上如数给了他金子。可是当他发现自己的邻居竟然因此得到了整整两屋子黄金的时候，满心的欢喜都变成了悲伤。
Vices are their own punishment.
正所谓恶有恶报。
Then came the turn of the Envious man, who could not bear to think that his neighbour had any joy at all.
接着轮到爱嫉妒的人。他根本就不容得邻居有一点点快乐。
So he prayed that he might have one of his own eyes put out, by which means his companion would become totally blind.
于是就恳求神毁去自己的一只眼睛，这样一来，他的邻居就变成了彻头彻尾的瞎子。