One man asked the Baal Shem:
—What is more important and valuable: wealth or wisdom?
The questioner had his own thoughts on this matter. So the Baal Shem laughed and said:
- Of course, wisdom is more significant and more valuable.
The man said:
“Then, Baal Shem, tell me, why do you, a wise man, go to the houses of rich people, but I have never seen rich people go to your house?”
The Baal Shem smiled and said:
- Yes, wise people go to the rich because they are wise and know the value of wealth, and the rich are just rich and nothing more. They cannot understand the value of wisdom.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru