lead one’s ox throughanother man’s field and the ox is taken from him-the punishment is too severe for a petty crime ❍ 牵牛以蹊人之田，而夺之牛。”牵牛以蹊者，信有罪矣； 而夺之牛，罚已重矣。(《左传·宣十一年》) He led his ox through another man’s field,and the ox was taken from him.Now he that so led his ox to trample on another man’s field indeed committed an offence; but when his ox was taken from him,the punishment was too severe.