Motif
poverty preventing hospitality
poverty_preventing_hospitality
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Mesnevi PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII.; lines 10514-10628 confidence: high
The tale of the Poor Scenite Arab and his Wife begins: the wife tells her husband they are poor, have no bread, no jug or pitcher, drink tears, wear heat by day and moon-rays by night, and raise hands to heaven in hunger.
The wife says the couple lacks bread and vessels, is shunned by others, and could not feed a guest, who might even be stripped.
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The Mesnevi PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII.; lines 10514-10628 confidence: high
The poor Arab woman tells her husband they have no bread or vessels, drink tears, wear sun heat by day and moon rays by night, and are shunned by kin and neighbors.
The Arab woman states that the household lacks bread, vessels, and food for a guest and cites a proverb warning against visiting an unwelcome house.
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