The Difference between
Envy and Lust
Rabash
There once was
a greedy man,
Who coveted
everything he saw,
And a jealous
man,
Who always
envied what others owned,
Although he
needed nothing.
They walked
along together.
On the way, the
king met them.
He said,
"One of you
Shall ask
something of me,
And I will
grant it;
Then I will
give the other
Double."
The greedy one
desired both parts.
Hence, he did
not wish to be the first to ask.
And the other
didn't wish to ask first, either,
As he would be
jealous of his friend
If he received
twice what he, himself, was given.
Finally, the
greedy one urged the envious one
To ask first.
What did the
envious one do?
He asked for
one of his eyes to be blinded,
So the king
would give the greedy one double,
blinding both
his eyes.
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