[droopyEyelids]

I thought it was an ancient quandry, but it appears the quintessential description was only penned in 1954

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog

[jonhohle]

I would say more similar to the farmer and the viper. There's only one party that's getting the bad end of the deal.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farmer_and_the_Viper