The court sage gave a speech in the city square about the vanity of all earthly things. He said that on the verge of death a person will not take a half penny into the world, so one should be generous, and called for donations for the good of the homeland. Then the sage went to a feast in the ruler's palace. There he saw that the ruler had distinguished and rewarded another sage. He was shocked and unexpectedly died from the blow.
“Such a light of wisdom has gone out!” people complained. - Such a spring of eloquence has dried up! But just yesterday he spoke so beautifully about the vanity of everything earthly!
“Yes,” agreed Molla Nasreddin, “yesterday he was very eloquent.” But today his silence looks even more convincing!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru