אות - רמז

He said: Every person who has more honor and wealth — honor is more distant from him. For when someone has a little money he can hold the money close to his body. But when he has much money, his money is placed in a chest — it is found that the honor, which is the wealth, is more distant from him. And similarly when he has even more wealth, his money and merchandise lies in a shop, etc., even further from him. And when he has even more and more wealth, his wealth and fortune lie in other cities and towns — even further from him yet. And so too — the more honor and wealth one has, the more distant the honor is from him. And the emperors and kings whose honor is very great — their honor is furthest from them of all. For the king or emperor sits in his house and here the orchestra [kapelye] plays and sings for him in the evening as is customary. For in the affairs of this world — the more honor a person has, the more distant the honor is from him. But Torah and good deeds — the more one has, the closer they are to him.