◆蛇に噛まれて、朽縄に怖じる Hebi ni kamarete, kuchinawa ni ojiru.
- 解釈：一度ひどい目に遭って、それに似た形を見ただけでも怖がること。
- Literal：Since it was bit by the snake, the rope which decayed is feared.
- Interpretation：It is afraid also only by having had the once terrible experience and seeing the form similar to it.
- 類義：羹（あつもの）に懲りて、膾（なます）を吹く。黒犬に噛まれて、赤犬に怖じる。熱湯に火傷（やけど）した猫は冷水を恐れる。