Motif
greed contrasted with temperance
greed_contrasted_with_temperance
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Pride, Greed, and Hubris. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
persian
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The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan XVIII / XXIII / XXVIII / XXXII; lines 4239-4250 confidence: high
Ten people share one joint of meat; two dogs snarl over a whole carcass.
The passage repeatedly contrasts greedy dissatisfaction with temperate contentment through food and abundance images.
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The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan XVIII / XXIII / XXVIII / XXXII; lines 4239-4250 confidence: high
Ten people share one joint of meat, while two dogs snarl over a whole carcass.
The passage contrasts the greedy man's dissatisfaction with the temperate man's contentment and frames simple bread as sufficient where the whole world cannot satisfy greed.
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