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民间传说。周朝姜太公曾在渭水河边用无饵的直钩在水面三尺上钓鱼，说：“负命者上钓来！” 见《武王伐纣平话》卷中。后比喻自愿上当。

《武王伐纣平话》卷下:“姜尚因命守时，直钩钓:‘负命者上钩来！’”

太公钓鱼，愿者上钩（tàigōngdiàoyú，yuànzhěshànggōu），太公：指周初的吕尚，即姜子牙。比喻心甘情愿地上当。

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose