Speaking without thinking may treble your troubles.A man was caught stealing a bag of onions and taken before a judge.The judge gave him a choice of 3 punishments.
**Eat the onions he had stolen in one sitting.
**Submit to 100 lashes of the whip.
**Pay a fine.
The man said that he would eat onions.He began with enough confidence.But after eating a few,his eyes began to burn,his nose started running and his mouth felt as if it were on fire.
''I can't eat the onions,''he said,''give me the lashes indeed.''
But after he had received a few strokes he began to turn and twist to avoid the whip.
''I can't bear it!''he streamed finally.''I'll pay the fines.''
So he paid the fine and was let off.But he became the laughing stock of the city for having taken 3 punishments for one crime.