赵国准备讨伐燕国，苏代为燕国去劝说赵惠王说：“我这次来，经过易水，看见一只河蚌正从水里出来晒太阳，一只鹬飞来啄它的肉，河蚌马上闭拢，夹住了鹬的嘴。鹬说：‘今天不下雨，明天不下雨，就会有死蚌。’河蚌也对鹬说：‘今天你的嘴取不出，明天你的嘴取不出，就会有死鹬。’它们俩谁也不肯放开谁，一个渔夫把它们俩一块捉走了。现在赵国将要攻打燕国，燕赵如果长期相持不下，老百姓就会疲弊不堪，我担心强大的秦国就要成为那不劳而获的渔翁了。所以希望大王认真考虑出兵之事。”赵惠文王说：“好吧。”于是停止出兵攻打燕国。
 
      英文意译：
      If a snipe and a clam are locked in fight, it is only to the advantage of the fisherman.； As neither the snipe nor the mussel would give way in fighting, a fisherman came and caught them both.
 
      中英文例句：
      1. While neither superpower may win, the consumer just might.
      两大超级巨人可能谁也无法取胜，只有消费者可能渔翁得利。
 
      2. Two dogs fight for abone, and a third runs away with it.
      两只狗为抢一块骨头而打架，另一只狗把骨头叼跑了。（鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。）
 
      3. What you are doing would only let the third party reap the benefits from your tussle.
      你们这么做的结果只能是鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
 
      4. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
      鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
 
      5. When the snipe and the clam grapple, it is the fisherman who profits.
      鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。