Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape
THE WOLF, THE FOX, AND THE APE.
A Wolf accused a Fox of theft, but he entirely denied the charge. An Ape undertook to adjudge the matter between them. When each had fully stated his case, the Ape pronounced this sentence: "I do not think you, Wolf, ever lost what you claim; and I do believe you, Fox, to have stolen what you so stoutly deny."
The dishonest, if they act honestly, get no credit.