I Rejoice With Thee in Thy Good Fortune

Bancier had a dream in which he thought he was a man of means. He asked Kabbai to lend him two shackles, for they would be his entire fortune. No one lends his entire fortune, not even to his best friend. After half a lifetime of hard labor, thou my best of friends has an empty purse and sayest to me, may I borrow such a trifle as two shekels until after the nobleman's feast this night? Then what do I reply? Do I say, here is my purse, its contents will I gladly share? No! I admit that my purse is as empty as thine. Ah! Are we more than dumb