A weak fisherman caught a strong fish in his net, but he did not have the strength to hold onto it. The fish overpowered him, took the net from his hands, and swam away.
It was like a servant sent to fetch water from the stream,
But the stream came and took the servant away!
Every time the net brought in fish,
This time, the fish took the net away.
Other fishermen lamented and blamed him, saying that such a catch had fallen into his net, and he did not know how to keep it. He said: “O brothers, what can I do? It was not my destiny, and the fish still had its destiny. A fisherman without fortune does not catch fish in the Tigris, and a fish without fate does not die on dry land.”
