The lamb and the wolves

He who desires prey will always find a reason.
Two wolves came upon a lamb in the forest;
as they were about to tear it apart it asked: "by what right?"
"Tasty, weak and in the forest!" - and soon they had eaten.
Ignacy Krasicki (1735-1801)
Translation by Prontobard (2022)
Illustrated Instagram post with translation (Prontobard-2022)